As the Coronavirus COVID-19 rolls throughout the world, it has again made us more aware that there are things outside of our control that will affect our churches, schools, businesses and our lives. How we respond to such unexpected things may determine if we survive. In some cases, there is no time to respond without suffering major effects. The threat of thermonuclear war was enough to motivate people to prepare for the unthinkable when I was growing up, but as time has passed the warning has lost its power to motivate us. Individually, we have little control over how the markets will perform, whether a war will break out, if a virus will wipe us out, or if some other natural disaster will destroy.
What we do know can guide us to be prepared if we will take an inventory of the primary resources we need to function. For my business, it is the network to reach out to you. For my home, it is food, shelter, clothing, transportation. For my church, it is being able to teach and serve. For my school, it is being able to receive funding and retain students.
How do you focus on what matters the most? Make a list, brainstorm 10 minutes each morning and then prioritize that list by importance and then urgency. If you can’t get to all of it, don’t stress, investing your time in doing the important things will prepare you for any unforeseen calamity. To know what is important, learn from those who have already been there. After learning from my superiors, I may still need wisdom. For this, I seek a higher source and listen to that inner voice to allow providence to guide me. The more I do this, the better my decisions are. I can give example after example, but your own examples are more powerful. Send me some of your stories of doing the right thing, before the disaster occurred and how you were protected by following your inner promptings.
