so..preparing isnt important huh????

[possumliving]

OK, So great! I'll ask... why do you labor(work at all) then?
(your answer will be because God doesn't want us to tempt him or be lazy etc..)
Then I'll say: So if laboring IS the right thing to do what was Jesus talking about?... and the key is verse 33!!!!!
He was saying don't be a "pearl necklace" Christian, don't be all "suits, dresses, coiffed hair, and jewelry" be in pursuit of spiritual righteousness, not clothing/power and social status.
Now once we have the reason for right we still have to work; and Jesus did NOT say stop working he simply said get the reason for working right!

Now if I am looking into the prophecies of the Bible...
to the extent that I am able,- I am accountable.
Obviously I can't do everything! That's where God will step in and help my faith... but to not tend the vineyard is sinful.

During the crisis My vineyard may provide food for other christians who were tended their potato fields or their fabrication shops..etc...

Preparation deny-ers are easy to find. But that is what was happening in the times of NOAH too! I am quite sure there were 3 women maybe 4 who were close to Noah and poked fun at him, and said "Hey, God will protect us, have faith!" ......and then the flood waters came up and Noahs sons said to their nay saying wives..." so... preparing isnt important huh???" and then said "get your tails on board before we drown!"

Laughingly,

DF

Awesome! I couldn't have said it better, LOL!

Seriously, I think they'll just step back and let us do all the work and be like the virgins that didn't have enough oil.

them: knock, knock

us: Uh, didn't you get the memo that God sent you?

them: No! We were told that God will provide and not to worry about it.

us: Oh, well see, God sent us a memo..it was written in that thing that's called a Bible. Might try opening it once in awhile. And in the book of Revelation God told us that a quart of wheat would cost an entire days wages and that we wouldn't be able to buy or sell without the mark.

them: Well, yeah, we read that and the preacher even read it from the pulpit, but we didn't believe it applied to us.

us: well, sorry...God told us who to prepare for and who to let in. The unbelieving aren't on the list. See, we prepared for those that God has busy doing other things. They've got a reservation. Might try down the street though, maybe somebody else will share what little they have. I heard the other day that the couple down the road cooked their own child. Maybe they have some left.

[HisLeast]

Awesome! I couldn't have said it better, LOL!

Seriously, I think they'll just step back and let us do all the work and be like the virgins that didn't have enough oil.

them: knock, knock

us: Uh, didn't you get the memo that God sent you?

them: No! We were told that God will provide and not to worry about it.

us: Oh, well see, God sent us a memo..it was written in that thing that's called a Bible. Might try opening it once in awhile. And in the book of Revelation God told us that a quart of wheat would cost an entire days wages and that we wouldn't be able to buy or sell without the mark.

them: Well, yeah, we read that and the preacher even read it from the pulpit, but we didn't believe it applied to us.

us: well, sorry...God told us who to prepare for and who to let in. The unbelieving aren't on the list. See, we prepared for those that God has busy doing other things. They've got a reservation. Might try down the street though, maybe somebody else will share what little they have. I heard the other day that the couple down the road cooked their own child. Maybe they have some left.

Since we're poking fun now, would you mind terribly if I type out a scenario of my own?

[Dragonfighter1]

Awesome! I couldn't have said it better, LOL!

Seriously, I think they'll just step back and let us do all the work and be like the virgins that didn't have enough oil.

them: knock, knock

us: Uh, didn't you get the memo that God sent you?

them: No! We were told that God will provide and not to worry about it.

us: Oh, well see, God sent us a memo..it was written in that thing that's called a Bible. Might try opening it once in awhile. And in the book of Revelation God told us that a quart of wheat would cost an entire days wages and that we wouldn't be able to buy or sell without the mark.

them: Well, yeah, we read that and the preacher even read it from the pulpit, but we didn't believe it applied to us.

us: well, sorry...God told us who to prepare for and who to let in. The unbelieving aren't on the list. See, we prepared for those that God has busy doing other things. They've got a reservation. Might try down the street though, maybe somebody else will share what little they have. I heard the other day that the couple down the road cooked their own child. Maybe they have some left.

Thanks Possum, very ascerbic lol... but entertaining...and appreciated.

DF

[quiet dove]

Awesome! I couldn't have said it better, LOL!

Seriously, I think they'll just step back and let us do all the work and be like the virgins that didn't have enough oil.

them: knock, knock

us: Uh, didn't you get the memo that God sent you?

them: No! We were told that God will provide and not to worry about it.

us: Oh, well see, God sent us a memo..it was written in that thing that's called a Bible. Might try opening it once in awhile. And in the book of Revelation God told us that a quart of wheat would cost an entire days wages and that we wouldn't be able to buy or sell without the mark.

them: Well, yeah, we read that and the preacher even read it from the pulpit, but we didn't believe it applied to us.

us: well, sorry...God told us who to prepare for and who to let in. The unbelieving aren't on the list. See, we prepared for those that God has busy doing other things. They've got a reservation. Might try down the street though, maybe somebody else will share what little they have. I heard the other day that the couple down the road cooked their own child. Maybe they have some left.

I guess if God sent a memo that said prepare the people that spent their money to help people now misread the memo and the people that didn't have the resources to help themselves or any one else, not to mention the resources to prepare are just out of luck no matter what the memo said?

[Dragonfighter1]

I guess if God sent a memo that said prepare the people that spent their money to help people now misread the memo and the people that didn't have the resources to help themselves or any one else, not to mention the resources to prepare are just out of luck no matter what the memo said?

QD, I dont think that's what was meant. The poster was a bit edgy yes, but the issue wasn't about those who couldn't help themselves, it was about those who poo poo'd us who are trying to prepare...

Sorry if I hurt your feelings. You are a very good friend. Please forgive me.

[quiet dove]

QD, I dont think that's what was meant. The poster was a bit edgy yes, but the issue wasn't about those who couldn't help themselves, it was about those who poo poo'd us who are trying to prepare...

Sorry if I hurt your feelings. You are a very good friend. Please forgive me.

No apology needed.
It is not that is hurt my feelings and I did not mean to come across in an aggressive way, (so please forgive me for that) I was just trying to get other sides of the issue considered.

There are a lot of hungry people now and they are our neighbors, I just think that in order to prepare, and I am not putting down that idea, but my idea of preparing is for hard times, not necessarily for the GT, but that preparation includes our witness and feeding hungry neighbors can be a very good witness.

Unfortunately, the being prepared is catching most of guard because of the debt they are in, and now the loss of jobs is so bad, basically, unless someone was already living in a Godly way and not neck deep in debt (and so on), it is to late, they are sinking. (financially speaking). The lessons will be learned the hard way. Unfortunately, I am not wishing people bad and understand the process of learning something the hard way myself.

To me the important thing for the Church, is unity. Not agreeing on every issue, but unity, Love.

And if God does so choose that we prepare for the GT, He would provide for us not only to be able to prepare for the GT, but for us to have enough to help our neighbors now. And I am not trying to be judgmental because I have no room to talk, I don't have squat to do much of anything with.