As a Christian I really do rely on God's lead to find direction for my decisions. Knowing what is coming - and sooner than I had thought (I had hoped God would intervene); my wisdom tells me to prepare. How does one prepare for global chaos? What am I willing to stand for and against, at the risk of my life?
The world will only find peace in the saving grace of Jesus. That I must be about telling the good news is clear. Is God keeping direction from me so that I must rely on Him? Should I be preparing so that I may be of service to those in need? Being a peacemaker is clear. Dealing with violence is not. What can I do to shine the Light in a Godless world? Should I be preparing and encouraging fellow Christians for what is to come so that together we can be the Light and the Hand of God? Perhaps there is no need to prepare as God has that taken care of.
Please share any perspective you may have. Perhaps God will use you to bring clarity to me.
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Probing questions. They are questions I've had for a few years now and have done some things to prepare, although nothing out of the ordinary beyond what I normally would do to maintain our home and household. I have also worked on preparation in the area of honing skills I already have and learning some new skills. I bought a couple of books about foraging as I think this would be a good thing to know -- how to identify edible plants and what they might be useful for. My tendency to save and reuse things has increased, as I think "this might be useful" or "I could share this with someone" but I also want to be mindful of the importance of getting rid of things that could be useful to someone I don't know (such as giving to Goodwill). I continue to pray for insight as to what more should be done. Surely things are ramping up in the world around us though!
2 Timothy 3:12
Matthew 5:10-11
Acts 5:12-42
John 15:18-25
1 Peter 4:12-19
Mom to Anyone you are hard task master, but it is true that if I am doing the right thing, joy in suffering with Jesus can make persecution a blessing.
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