Well anyway, I’m here at my site. I’ll be here for two nights and a day. All I have with me is what I’m wearing, a flashlight, knife, three matches, some snack food, a little water, my sleeping bag, plastic, journal, and bible.
I arrived at my site and at first look I really wasn’t happy with it. I’m at the river’s edge in the marshy bushes below a steep hill, under a few trees. I knew I had a lot of work to do, so I got tons of firewood and designated my spot for the fireplace.
Within a triangle of downed, dead trees, I laid out flat rocks as a solid and firm stone floor within which I would erect my fire. I got started and soon began to really like my spot. I thanked God for it and praised him for what I had. I decided to start my fire. My small teepee was set up of small twigs.
I lit my first match—and I broke the top. Oh no! Only two matches left. I had to get it on the next try. Lord, I prayed. I ask you to help me get my fire started just as you started my soul on fire for you. I need its light and warmth. Thank you.
I struck the next match, and poof! It burst into flame. I slowly started adding small twigs and gradually moved up to heavier-sized ones as the fire grew. I was so very thankful for the Lord’s answer to my prayers.
I now have a raging two and a half foot bonfire that I pray will burn through the night and have enough coals to start up another fire in the morning.
Oh, look up at the sky! The stars are out again in full force. How good God is to me. I thank you Lord for saving my soul and making me whole. Thank you Lord and now I ask you to give me a good nights sleep and keep me dry also. Good night.
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