targetman377 wrote:god helps those who helps themselves
Before this subject gets too old, I just wanted to bring up a joke that I remembered that relates to this.
A man is standing in a flooded street. The water is up to his knees. A young couple in a rowboat paddle up and tell him to get on. The man politely refuses, saing "No thanks. God will save me." A few hours pass. The water is now at chest height. A coast guard boat pulls up, tosses him a life preserver, and tells him to grab hold. "No thanks," The man says. "God will save me." A few more hours pass. The water is now up to the man's neck. A Navy helicopter flying overhead drops a ladder down to him, and the crew member on the ladder tells him to grab on. "No thanks," Yells the man. "God will save me." Eventually, the water goes over the man's head, and he drowns. When he arrives in heaven, he asks God "God, why didn't you save me?"
"I tried to!" Replied God. "I sent two boats and a helicopter!"