"An article by Mimi Hall in USA TODAY states, 'Most Americans haven't taken steps to prepare for a natural disaster, terrorist attack or other emergency, according to a new study on preparedness, and only about a third have made plans with family members about how they would communicate with each other during a crisis.'
Part of the reason... why people of faith neglect preparedness has to do with an odd defeatism that says, 'If current events are prophesied to happen, then there’s nothing we can do about it anyway.'
The notion that calamity is unavoidable if it is divinely predicted is even sanctioned by some expositors who miss the pattern for preparedness in the Bible. While it is true that famine was prophesied for Egypt, it is also a fact that God led Joseph to prepare for it, and, as a result, he saved his family and the nations around about.
Proverbs 22:3 tells us that a prudent person will foresee such difficulties and prepare for them, while a simpleton will go blindly on and suffer the consequences. This is good advice not only for religious folks, but also people of any persuasion."
The above quote was taken from the link below. The link includes a video about disaster preparedness and an interesting article below it. I normally don't post videos that advertise products, but this video is well put together and worth a look. Watch the entire video. There's good stuff at the end. For more information about preparing for disasters, click on the Be Prepared label on the right side of my page.
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