When an Unwelcome Visitor Comes Calling!

Alexis Dunbar of Palmetto, Florida arrived home to find a seven foot alligator in her guest bathroom! The gator entered the home through a doggie door. Apparently it had been eying up Dunbar's two cats for some time. When the alligator grew hungry enough, it followed the cats through the doggie door and into the house. Fortunately for the cats, they were able to stay out of the alligator's reach! The uninvited visitor was eventually removed by a trapper from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Ouch! You talk about a downright scary moment. To walk into your house to be greeted by a seven foot hungry alligator? Just one more reason I can think of as to why I would not want to live in Florida!

As I thought about Alexis Dunbar's experience, I realized that her experience is Everyman's and Everywoman's experience. Not that we find alligators in our homes. But all of us, as we go through our routines day in and day out, will eventually encounter a situation or set of circumstances that we did not anticipate or wish for. Yet, life is like that. And when these situations crash into our lives, often knocking us to the ground - we need to reach out for the ONE who will give us the strength and the wisdom to move on. When the apostle Paul was facing unbearable stress he learned to rely on God, "who raises the dead" (see 2 Corinthians 1:8-10). This gave him and his companions the hope (the confident expectation) that God would deliver them and continue to do so!

Friends, Paul's God is the same God we serve today. Just as he delivered Paul and his friends, he will do the same for us. After all, if God can raise the dead, he can surely bring us through whatever!

Thanks for stopping by . . .

pj