I have a story to share with you. You might have heard it before, in other versions. I find it very thought-provoking.


There once was a Pastor, who lived in a laid-back village, where he stayed preached in the church. He is a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and always believe that God will be there for him.

One day, it rained. And rained, and rained. There was so much rain that the village soon began to flood. So the rescue team came in and started to evacuate all the villagers out to higher grounds. When the team told the Pastor him to leave, he said, "I am not afraid. I will wait here, for my Lord will come and save me." The team could not do anything and left without him.

The rain continued, and the Pastor had to climb up to the rooftop of the church to avoid the flood waters. There he prayed, "Oh Lord, I know you will not leave me here. I know you will come and save me." As he waited, a small boat came drifting by. "Hey! quick come hop into my boat! The flood is getting worse!" said the man on the boat. Again, the Pastor replied, "I am not afraid. I will wait here, for my Lord will come and save me." The boatman could not do anything and left without him.

The flooding went on, and in a while, even the roof of the church was submerged under water, leaving the Pastor clinging on to the cross, grasping air now and then. 'Oh lord.. please come and save me.. please..' he prayed in his mind. Suddenly, a rope ladder dropped from above him. He looked up, and saw a helicopter. The person in the helicopter signal him to get on to the ladder, but he waved to them and stuck himself to the cross, in hope that his Lord will come save him.

Eventually he drowned and died. When he go to Heaven, he met Jesus Christ. He said angrily, "My Lord! Why didn't you come and save me? I had been a faithful follower and preached to the villagers about You. But why did you leave me to die?!"

Very calmly, Jesus replied, "Who said I left you to die? I heard your prayer.. I sent the rescue team when the flood was coming. Then I sent a boatman to you. Eventually I sent you a helicopter to save you. Now, think again. Did I not try to save you?"


A lot of times, Jesus sends messengers to deliver His words. We just have to alert enough to keep a lookout out and take note. We always say He doesn't hear out prayers, He always leave us on the lurch when we need Him most. But we know it is not true. He ALWAYS hears our prayers. He ALWAYS answers our prayers. Fact is, do we even know what we are praying? Most of the time, we just pray because we want something for that moment. The next, it's at the back of our minds already.

If we want something really badly, we will take note of every opportunity, cos Jesus always drop hints. He is always guiding us, talking to us - be it through our own voice or through other people. He is always here for us.

So the next time you pray for something, make sure you know what you are praying for. Don't just pray out of your own desires. Pray out of your love for Him, to serve Him, to glorify Him.