You can drop your searching and scrambling and buying up all the food in the grocery store because I have the ONLY three things you must do to prepare for Hurricane Florence! And they will be NOT what you are expecting to hear AT ALL.
#1 Stop contributing to the PANIC.
"OMG it's coming our way!" Don't join the crowd buying up all the bread and water acting as though it is certain we are doomed. Don't buy up extra insurance "just in case." The Bible says we do not have a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and a sound mind. Any fear-based comment or action you make is feeding into the devil's schemes. We shouldn't elevate the works of the enemy. On the contrary, if you feel like the Lord is telling you to evacuate, or to stock up on emergency supplies, do it. What God is telling you trumps any advice you hear. It is one thing to have no fear and trust the Lord. It is another to act foolish. Just make sure whatever you are doing or not doing in preparation for Florence, you are not doing it out of FEAR.
#2 Choose to believe in God's protection.
Deuteronomy 30:19 says, "...I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses..." Psalm 23 says that God "prepares a table for me in the presence of my enemies." So many places in the Bible it talks about when we are faced with trouble, not if. It is no surprise that in this fallen world, bad things are going to happen. But God offers us a higher road if we so choose it. He promises to be with us in trouble and hold us up in the protection of his hand!
#3 Take a stand of Faith.
Pleading, begging God is not showing that we have faith. Hebrews 11:6 says it best, "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him." According to Luke 10:19 God has given us authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing will hurt us. It is up to us to exercise that God-given authority. Walk you property pleading the blood of Jesus. Ask for divine protection. "You do not have because you do not ask." -James 4:2 DECLARE that the storm will die out. DECLARE that no matter what your home and your family is protected. Read Psalm 91 out loud while you walk about your home. "His faithful promises are your armor and protection." -Psalm 91:4 REJOICE that the Lord is good, always, no matter what!
Getting back to #2, "choosing to believe in God's protection," I want to share a story about a man that did these three things when faced with the 100 year flood that happened in South Carolina in October 2015. He knew how to live by faith and exercised it by praying and believing Psalm 91 for his home and family. Read David Jenkins' experience with the 100 year flood and how God supernaturally protected his home! This link will take you to an external site where I have permission to share his story and you can read all about it on "page 11." Click here
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