A Sea Captain in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers
to the Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young
people. They laughed at the old Captain when they saw him say a prayer
before sailing out because the day was fine and the sea was calm.
However they were not long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the
boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the
Captain and asked him to join them in prayer. But he replied, 'I say my
prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I attend to my ship.'
Here is a lesson for us......
If we cannot and will not seek Allah in quiet moments of our lives, we
are not likely to find Him when trouble strikes. We are more likely to
panic. But if we seek Him and trust Him in quiet
moments, then most certainly we will find Him when the things gets rough