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Distress. A time of danger or trouble. That's how Webster defines a frightening ordeal that many of us have experienced. Or have we?
Hopefully, we will never find ourselves in the predicament Nick Williams of San Francisco found himself in back in December of 1998. While skiing in California, Williams got lost in a blinding snowstorm and for two days and nights he fought to survive in freezing temperatures while trying to walk in snow drifts that were waist-deep. He later said he survived by moving continuously, thinking of his family...and praying.
Too often the only time the Lord hears from us is when we are in trouble. Make no mistake, He wants to hear from us during the difficult times but He wants to hear from us during the calm times as well. Would we be pleased to hear from our children only when they are in trouble? God hears our distress calls but He wants to be more than a life preserver in troubling times.
At Lawson Baptist, we are beginning a three-week series entitles When the Brook Dries Up. We'll study a difficult time in the life of the prophet Elijah and learn how to handle those times when God seems to be distant. Join us.