What Are You Preparing For? - Page 2

Jay · #1 02-06-2012, 07:34 AM

I am preparing for revival.

bbyrd009 · #2 02-06-2012, 11:27 AM

A Wedding is coming! When those who are preparing for Armageddon "witness" you joyfully preparing for a Wedding, and relying on your Father for your needs, miracles will happen in your life.

Nitehawk013 · #3 02-06-2012, 11:31 AM

What witness will it be however, if one neglects to prepare for life on earth beyond the next few years and they find themselves with nothing and wind up begging in the streets? Is it a better witness to prepare for the very worst and be supplied (thereby giving some the impression you aren't trusting in God) or not prepare at all and find yourself a beggar with nothing but relying on God?

Perhaps reliance on God includes USING ones common sense and preservation instincts and taking care to prepare for possible future problems.

bbyrd009 · #4 02-06-2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

What witness will it be however, if one neglects to prepare for life on earth beyond the next few years and they find themselves with nothing and wind up begging in the streets? Is it a better witness to prepare for the very worst and be supplied (thereby giving some the impression you aren't trusting in God) or not prepare at all and find yourself a beggar with nothing but relying on God?

Perhaps reliance on God includes USING ones common sense and preservation instincts and taking care to prepare for possible future problems.

I don't think we should be ignorant of means for self sufficiency, Amen. This to me translates as "don't rely on the government for clean water," or anything else, for that matter. But "have no thought for tomorrow" should get a hearing here, imo; these things should be useful today, yes?

And our def's of "witness" are different, as a result. But I don't have a wife and kids; I would be sorely tempted to prepare for Armageddon if I did. Hell, I've been doing just that anyway. Let me state now that all my preparations, all my learning here, may serve me, but the first need evinced for my colloidal silver maker can have it; I have a better Source for clean water now.

To answer your Q, I have abandoned all my preparations in this area, as they were keeping me from my Wedding prep, and making me a beggar, in a sense. Now I rely on God for tomorrow, just like for today, but I will admit that this only came about for me after some pretty radical..."social surgery," lol.

KeptByTheWord · #5 02-06-2012, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

What witness will it be however, if one neglects to prepare for life on earth beyond the next few years and they find themselves with nothing and wind up begging in the streets? Is it a better witness to prepare for the very worst and be supplied (thereby giving some the impression you aren't trusting in God) or not prepare at all and find yourself a beggar with nothing but relying on God?

Perhaps reliance on God includes USING ones common sense and preservation instincts and taking care to prepare for possible future problems.

I agree with this. I believe we should prepare for economic distress at the very least, regardless of whether Armageddon has anything to do with it or not. The writing is on the wall for our debt entrenched country. Whether or not this has anything to do with the "end of days" or whatever you want to call it, it would not be a bad idea to have on hand food to last you for at least three months, and basic survival supplies, in case of no water, food, or electricity. Urban areas will possibly be most hardest hit, as folks there won't have easy access to food and water, because of the masses of people. We have seen how quickly people degenerate when basic necessities aren't met in other countries with rioting and looting... what makes us think it couldn't happen here in our beloved America?

Yet, in all your preparing, and readying of supplies, keeping in mind that as in the days of Israel when they walked through the wilderness, God supplied and met all their needs, I believe the same will happen to believers during this time. I believe it will be a witness and a light to the rest of the world, when they see the protection of God over his saints even as destruction and terror reign in the land.

So yes, BB, and Jay, let's prepare for revival, for a wonderful day is coming, but until that day comes, basic supplies for difficult days ahead is not a bad idea, and beyond that, trust in Jesus to supply our needs.

That is how we are preparing anyway....

Amanah · #6 02-07-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I agree with this. I believe we should prepare for economic distress at the very least, regardless of whether Armageddon has anything to do with it or not. The writing is on the wall for our debt entrenched country. Whether or not this has anything to do with the "end of days" or whatever you want to call it, it would not be a bad idea to have on hand food to last you for at least three months, and basic survival supplies, in case of no water, food, or electricity. Urban areas will possibly be most hardest hit, as folks there won't have easy access to food and water, because of the masses of people. We have seen how quickly people degenerate when basic necessities aren't met in other countries with rioting and looting... what makes us think it couldn't happen here in our beloved America?

Yet, in all your preparing, and readying of supplies, keeping in mind that as in the days of Israel when they walked through the wilderness, God supplied and met all their needs, I believe the same will happen to believers during this time. I believe it will be a witness and a light to the rest of the world, when they see the protection of God over his saints even as destruction and terror reign in the land.

So yes, BB, and Jay, let's prepare for revival, for a wonderful day is coming, but until that day comes, basic supplies for difficult days ahead is not a bad idea, and beyond that, trust in Jesus to supply our needs.

That is how we are preparing anyway....

I live in Florida with hurricanes, I spent one month w/o electricity in a housing area that looked like it had been bombed . . . being prepared for a 3 month disaster is not a bad idea. MREs are pretty good btw.

bbyrd009 · #7 02-06-2012, 01:19 PM

But I would still follow you to learn some new survival trick; if you can eat when others are starving, this is life. But any stockpiling to me is missing a central point now.

bbyrd009 · #8 02-06-2012, 09:10 PM

Amen, I like all that. I just don't want to see Christians get sucked in to the Armageddon mindset.

KeptByTheWord · #9 02-06-2012, 10:18 PM

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Amen, I like all that. I just don't want to see Christians get sucked in to the Armageddon mindset.

Yes, there are many "mindsets" out there to get sucked into...

RandyWayne · #10 02-06-2012, 10:26 PM

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Amen, I like all that. I just don't want to see Christians get sucked in to the Armageddon mindset.

So perhaps I should just fill a single bottle of water and always trust God to keep it full?

If your trusting Him to do it for your food, why not your water?