Elsie was walking along the street, making her way home, when she looked down in her bag to get the home key out, and she noticed her wallet, containing pretty much everything, was missing.
Shock and disaster rang out - Oh NO!! I've been shopping all afternoon, and it could be anywhere!
Ever lost anything?
I know I have, and it's a horrible feeling, especially when whatever you have lost contains all sorts of important things that can have a huge effect on your life.
My wife was shopping for new shoes at some point, and when she went to pay for the ones she had picked out, she couldn't find the credit card - all dismay hit her! Where could it be?
To cut a long story short, after going to all the other shops she had visited, she had to cancel the lost card (which in itself can be a lot of work) and pay for the shoes by cash - pretty much unheard of here in Oz.
She got home, and the shoe shop rang to tell her that the lost card had been found under the seat she had used in the shop - very frustrating.
Back to Elsie - her whole wallet was lost - it contained not only her house keys, but all her credit cards, all her money, all her other cards, including her car licence, her blood bank card, and numerous other cards.
Her life changed in a twinkling of an eye - Another long story cut short it took her months to finalise everything- she lost at least three hundred dollars in cash as well as all her credit cards - fortunately she was able to cancel her card and save her bank savings which was in jeopardy if someone had been able to withdraw cash form her bank accounts or go shopping in her name.
We are pretty lucky in this country of ours - mostly banks and others will help us out if a disaster like this strikes us.
You know our lives can change in the twinkling of an eye as well - something can happen in our lives that will immediately and permanently alter us in so many different ways.
Just yesterday, here we are in Newcastle, Australia, a total disaster fell. A young couple who had decided to go surfing early was attacked by a huge bull shark. The young couple was viciously attacked. A young man tried to rescue them, pulling them out of the water.
So sad, really - the young lady died at the scene, and the young man is in a horrible condition, maybe losing his legs - truly a disastrous situation.
How do we cope with something like this? Quite a question!
There is really no answer because no matter what we go through, our lives can change so quickly and permanently.
We hear on the news constantly, every single day, how people the world over are suffering all sorts of disasters - things that many people will never get over.
So many people today think that Jesus was nothing, that he was born and died, and that was the end of that - how wrong can you be?
I know that he changed my life - I was completely lost, dwelling on the bad and horrible things that happened in my life. They are still with me, and unfortunately, I will continue to live with them come what may, BUT I know that Jesus came into my life and changed me.
Before I asked Jesus into my life to lead me, I was completely and utterly at a loss, trying to cope with all the horrible and nasty things that kept surfacing in my life. Did my life's circumstances change after I asked Jesus to come into my life and lead me?
Actually, NO, I still had all my upsets and worries - my life seemed to keep going through lots of traumas, BUT my life did change - I know that asking Jesus Christ to come into my life and making Him No.1 had a huge effect.
When things go crook, I ask Christ to guide me, to come into my life and take charge, helping me to cope with whatever it is that changes my life. I keep my eyes and my heart on Him at all times no matter what disaster falls on me.
I'm off this weekend and traveling a couple of hours to be with my son in a hospital in Sydney. He has a severe case of cancer and has undergone major surgery, removing his pelvis. I doubt he will ever be able to walk again.
Do we give up?
Never!
Jesus died for us, and both my son and I and the rest of our family know that whatever may happen, we all know where we are going regardless.
Do you know?
Give your life to Jesus today. He will come in and guide us all through the tough times, whatever they me be in your life and mine.
God bless - see you next time.
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