Am I a Strong Swimmer?

I was listening to the radio this morning and heard a story. I don't know if this is a true story but it really touched my heart.

A father and his two children were swimming in the ocean. They were all good swimmers but soon the father looked up and noticed the tide was coming in and the current was taking them out to sea. He was a strong swimmer but he knew he would be unable to fight the current and save both of his children. He turned to his daughter who was the older of the two children, and he said to her, "Honey you are a strong swimmer and I know that if you try you could float on your back for hours. I need to swim to the shore with your brother and I will find help. Don't be afraid, I will come back for you." And he left his daughter our in the ocean.

When he reached the shore with his son they went for help. Within the hour there were hundreds of searchers out on the ocean looking for the little girl. After four hours they found her, still floating on her back far out to sea. When asked if she was scared the little girl replied, "No I wasn't afraid. My Daddy said he'd come back for me, he told me he'd send me help. I was just doing what my Daddy told me to."

This story touched my heart and I felt like God was reaching down to give me a great big hug. He's telling me just hang in there you're a strong swimmer, I'll send you help, I'll come back for you soon.