Panic? No, Hang Tight

OK, so things in this country and around the world are crazy right now. Don't panic.

Remember in "It's A Wonderful Life" when everyone was panicking and old man Potter wasn't? He gained control of the banks, transportation, and other industries in the town. Control. That's what it was about, not the money. He had plenty of that.

Sound familiar? The government is playing on the fear, the panic to gain control. In the end we all lose if that happens. Don't panic! Hang in there and keep telling your representatives to stop and don't buy or nationalize industries like banking, which they are talking about.

I am not giving you financial advice. You have to decide financial moves for yourself. My advice is to not make any decisions without thinking about it and researching it. Don't panic! The people who come out of these situations well are those who DO NOT PANIC.

The Word of God is such a comfort in times like this:

Matthew 6(NIV):
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Hang in there. It's up to us to be a light to those around us. We have to be that example of "the peace that passes all understanding". This way God will use this to draw more to Himself. We need to "be still" and let God use us.

A couple of blogs ago I was discouraged, but I see this whole thing differently now. We have a responsibility in times like this to show who God is. How He helps us. How we are different. Let's stand tall, arm in arm with our faces towards the storm and let God work through us.

It's all about God, guys. Not us. We have to approach this with that in mind. What can we do to further the spread of the Gospel? What good does it do our mission, to spread the "Good News" if we are worrying, panicking, or talking and being negative? It doesn't do it any good.

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Let's take the time to pray for strength. Do it today. Allow God to use you. It's what we're here for.

To God be the glory!

God bless you and may God bless America!