What To Do When the World as We Know It Falls Apart
With each passing day it seems forces beyond our control are catapulting the world to social, political, and economic collapse. Governments teeter on the edge of bankruptcy. America and the individual states within it are fresh out of money amid demands from citizens that entitlement programs continue
unchanged. Politicians that are elected to office with a clear mandate often find their efforts hampered by forces beyond their control in Washington. Natural disasters around the world place even more pressure on a precariously fragile world economy. Here at home citizens perceive that their President is out of touch, oblivious to the crises around him, and doubling down on a dubious agenda born out of Leftwing extremism.
What is a conscientious citizen to do in the face of such overwhelming calamity?
First, remember that there is hope, not the kind that comes from empty campaign slogans but the type that is born deep within the human spirit when individuals connect to their internal spiritual core. The Enlightenment that brought the world out of the Dark Ages and into a flourishing era of liberty, creativity, and entrepreneurship had its foundation in the notion that religious faith must be coupled with rationality. Both are necessary. Without rationality religious faith can be an exercise in superstition. Without religious faith rationality loses its moral and ethical compass.
When the individual reaches deep within the wellspring of hope that resides at the core of human beings endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, then no calamity is too severe or too frightening to face.
Second, the God-given hope that resides at the core of who we are as human beings is a fountainhead of strength. No obstacle is too big or too foreboding to address.
Our forefathers knew well of this strength. When the United States undertook the seemingly impossible task of building the Panama Canal, the project appeared to be far beyond the reach of the technology that was available at the time. A trench had to be dug across an isthmus that is 48 miles across. Engineers had to account for the differential in sea levels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The French had already attempted such a feat, only to withdraw after nearly 22,000 workers died in the process. But when the Americans undertook the project in 1904, workers attacked the daunting task with an attitude encapsulated by the words from a popular song at the time–’Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible. He does the things others cannot do.’
In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, remember you are stronger than you think. And the God who strengthens us does the impossible.
Third, a good rule of thumb in troublesome times is to ‘pray and hope for the best, and prepare for the worst.’ Prepare yourself physically, spiritually, mentally, materially for a ‘rainy day.’ Take prudent measures to protect yourself and your family from disaster. Plan ahead. Stock up on non-perishable items. Buy ammo and guns for protection. But pray and hope for the best, believing that God has never abandoned His children. Make a prayer list and pray for your loved ones, family, friends, and acquaintances. Let them know you are praying for them. We need to encourage one another during tumultuous times. Write letters of comfort and encouragement. Make phone calls to brighten up someone’s day. These are things all of us can do no matter what our station in life.
There is no way to know how the present crisis will turn out in the end. We don’t know about tomorrow. But we know Who holds tomorrow. And we know who holds our hand. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a comfort to know and a shelter in the time of storm.
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