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rick:
--- Quote from: Joel on June 28, 2015, 10:34:15 AM ---
War and all the equipment that is required, and the necessity for manufacturing plants, can be a boost to the economy of that warring nation, and its allies.
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Its true that war is economically profitable . Some companies make millions if not billions on war. I can hardly wait for the day, when peace becomes economically profitable and war becomes a thing off the past. :)
AwesomeSavior:
Rick… You made an excellent point in your comment, which was this: "Anyways, my point is I just got back from the super market and had spent $ 71.00 and received so little for the money. I had purchased three packs of bacon two packs of hamburger one dozen eggs and a few other items, not much". The Federal Reserve tells us that the inflation rate is only around 1.5%. The real rate is closer to 10%. One of the problems (besides fudging the numbers) is the Fed doesn't factor into their indicators food and fuel, amongst other things. Why? They give the excuse that those numbers are too "volatile" to be considered. What a crock! These are the main items of concern to Main Street. So much corruption in this nation, and the world. Come, Lord Jesus!
Kat:
AwesomeSavior, sometimes we need to think if it is good being so concerned in worldly events. Yes there is much corruption, because governments are all run by carnal men and women. It's all coming from people with their own selfish agendas within a system with a faulty design and all the conspiracy theories are the same.
If this country or any country is domed to economic collapse, if you determine this in advance what good is that? Should we join in with the survivalist mindset and prepare? I actually went down that road for a while some yrs ago, I first heard of it with the year 2000 bringing mass computer shutdown and turmoil. Since then it's always one thing or the other. I can now see that hoping to prepare for worldwide disaster is a totally carnal/worldly endeavor. I really think worrying about these things is pointless.
I finally realized I needed to stop feeding that desire for excitement that alarm brings, so I stopped listening to all the world news reports, that really only stirs up negativism... I watch very little news now, just some local news. I really think it's futile to hope to save myself/family from whatever was going to happen.
Now I just try to do the best I can, being a good steward of what God blesses me with, the future will be what it will be. Now I have so much more peace of mind, since I trust that He really can and will get me through whatever I face in this life.
Mat 6:25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
v. 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
v. 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
v. 28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
v. 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
v. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
v. 31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
v. 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
v. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
Ian 155:
--- Quote from: AwesomeSavior on June 28, 2015, 08:29:12 AM ---Keep your eyes on Greece, and what is happening over there.
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Heb 12:2 We must keep our eyes on Jesus,
arion:
--- Quote from: Kat on June 28, 2015, 10:53:43 PM ---If this country or any country is domed to economic collapse, if you determine this in advance what good is that? Should we join in with the survivalist mindset and prepare?
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Kat,
It doesn't have to be an all or nothing endeavor. I'm not a 'survivalist' but I am a prepper. I do what I can with what I've got as a good steward should. There are plenty of examples in the scriptures of laying in store during good times against times that are not going to be so good. Anything can be done to excess. I would much rather have tangible assets with the little that I've got instead of electronic numbers on a computer screen telling me that the bank has such and such for me.
It's a curious thing at times. Laying in store is frowned upon as not trusting in God's provision. I get that. But many of the same people would never, ever think about not having life and health insurance. They contribute to their 401K or IRA. They might even have a brokerage account and most certainly have savings accounts. But put away a little food, water and sundry supplies that we think will always be available in the stores and suddenly your not trusting God or something. It's a no brainer for me to purchase in bulk when things are cheaper because everything is on sale right now when you know it's going to be far more expensive in the future. To me 'prepping' is a lifestyle and not for a single event. Many families during the great depression made it through because they had gardens, pantry's and knew how to make do with what they had. I guess that is something that I learned from my mother. She died last fall and was 92 years old. She grew up during the depression and had vivid memories that most people have forgotten today.
Having your eyes open today and looking around the world people would have to be blind not to see extremely difficult times on the horizon. I sleep very well at night. Not because I think that I am prepared but because I do trust in the Lord. I look at it this way. One might prepare and have a years worth of food put away. What if the problems last several years? What if what you have laid in store is stolen? Or what if your not even alive a year from now? Kind of like the parable of the man deciding to build a bigger barn and thought he had years left to 'eat, drink and be merry' and God called him a fool as that very night his life was to be required of him. I have great peace of mind knowing that all these things must come to pass and that nothing is out of control even if it may look like it. God knew the decision that the Supreme Court was going to make. God saw in advance that this nation is going the way of old testament Israel and thinking that it's blessings were because of it's skill and hard work. And knowing how God deals with nations who have turned from him it's not too difficult to see things continuing to get worse and not better. For me it's a pretty easy thing. I do what I can with what I've got and the results are up to God.
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