God will Provide

The signs are everywhere, economic, political, geopolitical, and societal. Even the most blinded, purposefully ignorant person can see things are not looking good for the world. The only question is how a person responds to what they see.

Many have bought into the Positive Mental Attitude psychology, which states that they can change their own reality, simply by believing it so. This works, to a point. I know, I was there for over a decade. It's definitely a good idea to be positive, rather than negative. But simply "being positive" will not stop what's coming, and will hinder one's ability to respond properly. It isn't that being negative is the right response, it's being able to recognize the writing on the wall.

Had the king who saw the writing on the wall recognized the days in which he lived sooner, he would've changed his ways, humbled himself, and found grace in God's eyes. No amount of positive thinking would fix his problem. Likewise today.

We are faced with troubles so dire, so severe, there is no solution within ourselves. Those who try to overcome in their own strength will be bowled over by a force strong enough to destroy the entire world. One person standing with a "good attitude" is nothing more than a blade of grass in the way of a Sherman tank.

The other response is to recognize the severity of our circumstances and call out for help, seeing that we are unable to fix this ourselves. This is exactly what God wants us to do, it is why He sends calamity to His people, if they will not listen to His many,many warnings. God has been warning us for decades, yet nobody is listening.

Those who admit their inadequacy and call out to The Lord will find favor, for they are in His perfect Will. He will not only come to them and comfort them, He will also provide for them all their needs. We will need protection, provision, comfort, and strength of faith. He is able to provide all these things and more, much more. But alas, this requires faith, and to a people who have been taught to trust in themselves, such a requirement will be more than they are able to live up to.

So, there will be those who respond in their own strength right away, and they will surely perish. There will be those who see the enormity of the calamity and recognize they need help, but they will not have the faith to trust God, and will ultimately end up as the first group did.

Then there will be the people who see the calamity, recognize their deficiency, and respond with pleading and calling out to God. They will find favor, they will find the grace and mercy of God. This calamity will be like all of history in that sense, those who trust in God will be saved. It's just in this case, the stakes will be much greater, and the time much shorter.

Our time has run out, now we will see who has faith and who does not.