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When In Trouble, Call Dad

While kayaking in southern England off the island of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a 33-year-old lecturer at Cambridge University, capsized in treacherous waters.  Clinging to his craft and reaching for his cell phone, Ashton-Smith’s first inclination was to call his father.
It didn’t matter to the desperate son that his dad, Alan Pimm-Smith, was at work training British troops in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, some 3,500 miles away. Without delay, the father relayed his son’s Mayday message to the Coast Guard installation nearest to his son’s location.  Ironically, it was less than a mile away.  Within 12 minutes, a helicopter retrieved the grateful Ashton-Smith.

This real life drama gives us some wonderful spiritual lessons.  When faced with danger we should always call upon our Heavenly Father.  It should be our first impulse and not our last resort.  No matter how far away we think God is, He is closer than we imagine.  Our Heavenly Father is never too far away, nor too busy to help His children.
So next time you need help.  Call on your Heavenly Father.  You don’t have to be clinging for life on a capsized boat.  Just call.

“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.”
Psalm 46:1 (NLT)