INTRODUCTION.
Have you ever done something stupid? I mean really stupid. Something so stupid that you found yourself in a very precarious, if not dangerous situation. Of course you have. We all have. I remember one such situation. I t was back in 1963.

I spent that summer at the University of Washington, in Seattle. One weekend a group of us decided to try our luck at fishing. We rented row boats, fishing gear, and bought some bait. We rowed out into Puget Sound in search of salmon.

It started off as a beautiful day. Although, it was a little windy and the choppy water had us drifting out toward the ocean. We would fish until we drifted out too far, then we would row back in and start all over. We had done this several times. The last time, however, we allowed ourselves to drift out quite a bit farther than previously.

The wind had picked up considerably. The water became choppier. We placed the oars in the oar locks, and tried to row back in. Rowing against the current was getting quite difficult. For every two strokes in, we drifted back one. Then suddenly one oar lock broke. We found ourselves drifting out toward the ocean, with only one oar in place. Rowing with one oar, had us going in circles. No matter how hard we tried, we kept going around and around, still being carried out to sea by the high winds and waves.

Luckily there was a commercial fishing boat heading toward shore. They threw us a line and towed us in.

Isn't this how many people go through life? They drift along without a care in the World, enjoying the tranquil ride. Only when the winds of fate, lead them into troubled waters do they take action.

Unfortunately, many times, these troubled waters become almost insurmountable. We put forth our best effort, only to find ourselves being carried out into much rougher waters. Waters where the waves are higher and the winds are stronger. Finally a catastrophe, such as the broken oar lock, strikes. Now we find ourselves hopelessly going around in circles. We try our best but get nowhere. We try our best but keep going in circles. Unless someone throws us a line we will probably sink.

I hope and pray that this book will help you steer clear of troubled waters. I hope it will help keep you in the tranquil shallows. Unfortunately, try as we might, we will probably drift occasionally.

If you are already drifting, then I hope, I can get you to row back now, before it is too late. I hope I can keep you from getting too deep. From going in circles and getting nowhere.

If you have already reached this point. If you are already going in circles. I implore you. Do not despair. There is hope. There is relief. You may have reached this point for a reason. Many times we must reach this point before we realize the seriousness of our problems. Sometimes we must reach bottom before we can climb out of the hole. Sometimes we must reach the end of our rope before we can climb back up.

I hope and pray that this book helps you come to a realization as to where you are in life. I pray that this book gives you hope. I pray that this book brings you relief. I pray that this book serves as a life line, towing you back to safety.

I hope and pray that you will enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. I hope it helps. I pray that the Holy Spirit descends upon every reader. I pray that every reader will be saved. I pray in Faith that every reader will receive their miracle.

HOME INDEX NEXT