Live Ready

I stole this from another blog, but thought it was worth repeating:

A radio clip, with Chuck Swindoll in his southern baritone, said something to the effect, (and he said it far better), that no one warns which days will forever change our lives. No one wakes us that morning and says, "This day will require you have an unwavering trust in the sovereignty of God. This day you'll need to be prepared with all truth."

There is no one sounding the alarm before the storm descends.

We have to live ready.

I took a crisis counseling class this past summer, and we talked about how the Bible says two things about crises: 1)that they will happen and 2)that God is sovereign. In one of the books we read, the author encouraged all those who are not currently experiencing a crisis to "shore up resources" now so that when those moments come (and they will), we will have something to draw from. It is reminders like these that encourage me to delve into scripture, to memorize it, wrestle with truths, write, study, and learn all I can about God so that when difficulties arise, Truth is automatic. We have to live ready.