BE PREPARED

There is a crisis brewing on the horizon; one that will have a world wide effect.  Some who see it coming are responding in fear, wanting to destroy it before it reaches us.  Some who see it are responding in faith, knowing that God is in control of his creation.  Some say fight fire with fire; some say find faith in God.  There is a crisis brewing; one that will have a world wide effect.  It is time to be awake, alert, and aware so that we can be prepared.

My training in Crisis Counseling informed me of three ways to keep a problem from becoming a crisis that cripples.  First is to have a realistic knowledge and understanding of the problem.  Second is to have good coping skills to deal with the problem and its effects.  Third is to have a good support system to walk through the problem with you.

For this approaching crisis it is important to be informed by information that is historical and factual, not simply based on emotions and fear.  There are reasons why this crisis has reached a boil and it is important to be aware of them.  The crisis is deeply rooted in religion and concepts of God, so it touches the spirit and soul of people.  God and religion have been abused and the source of abuse throughout time.  Without an accurate concept of God and religion we will not understand the crisis or survive it.  It is time to put God back into the hypothesis that we have removed Him from.  It is time to lay down our broken cisterns filled with gods made in our own images and seek the One True God whose image we all were made in.

The best coping skill I know is to “Be still and know that I am God.”  We can only pay attention when we are still.  We can only know what God is saying when we are listening.  God is over all of His creation; He alone is all knowing in the crisis.  He will be with those who trust Him to see everyone, all sides, through it.  But we need to do things His way, not ours.  That has been the problem since the beginning of time.  Now is the time to stop and submit to His Way because it is the only way.  The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…The Lord is my stronghold, I shall not fear.  God is God and it’s time to humble ourselves and acknowledge Him.

Those who are willing in these present days to be still and know that God is God will be our support system. Those who have gone before us and gave their lives for God’s Kingdom will be our support system.  The communion of saints that have that have lived their lives for God’s Kingdom will be our support system.  The most important support will be from the Trinity itself; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

There is a crisis brewing on the horizon…Am I informed, enlightened, and in communion?  If the answer is yes then I will be prepared to meet whatever comes.