"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."
Preparedness is not an accident. It is a commandment from God. As with all of His commandments, the purpose of this one is to bless us. By asking us to prepare, He's asking us to actively look towards the future, weigh the risks, and then act today in order to be ready tomorrow. That intentional action lays a firm foundation under our feet. And when we have that foundation, fear has no power over us.
"Action is the antidote to fear."
As I have developed this topic, I have discovered that acting and preparing are more tightly linked than I initially expected. I guess it's because preparing is an action with a powerfully positive effect on our future and an action's effectiveness is amplified by our state of preparedness. I'm glad to have had this opportunity to search for truth in this blog. I guess I'm trying to prepare for something to come, so I can be ready to act when I am called to do so.
What will you be called to do tomorrow, that you can prepare for today?
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I only have a second, but love reading all your posts. We lived this very recently, I need to post everything we learned. But being so prepared offered us a great deal of peace, also where we weren't prepared became glaringly obvious during our recent natural disaster. We think of you all every day. Hope all is well with all of you. Ben is coming out in a few weeks (June 9th ish) The rest of us coming in late Augustish. Can't wait to see you and meet the new one!!! Also being prepared makes it possible for you to remain calm during disaster or great stress too.
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"Action is the antidote to fear"
Roy Lindorf