{"id":691,"date":"2008-11-10T08:40:28","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/pantinghart\/?p=691"},"modified":"2008-11-10T08:40:28","modified_gmt":"2008-11-10T15:40:28","slug":"prepared-trusting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2008\/prepared-trusting\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepared. Trusting."},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=150 border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 bgcolor=\"#003300\" align=right align=texttop>\n<tr>\n<td><b><font color=\"#339933\">Reading:<\/font><br \/>\n<font color=\"#ffffff\">Proverbs 21:21-31<\/font><br \/>\n<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>We live in perilous times that are becoming even more perilous.<\/p>\n<p>We are surrounded by many perils &#8212; economic, cultural, spiritual, moral, physical, relational, psychological, and more.<\/p>\n<p>I must prepare myself to withstand and overcome such perils.<\/p>\n<p>I must prepare my family to do the same. (How do I do <i>that<\/i>??!!)<\/p>\n<p>The focus on the perils and the focus on the preparations both have the potential to create unhealthy perspectives and mindsets.<\/p>\n<p>So this reminder is very, very timely:<\/p>\n<p><b><font color=brown>&#8220;The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD&#8221;<\/font><\/b> (31).<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Oh God, grant us Your protection and safety!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/hethatfolloweth-b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/hethatfolloweth-s.jpg\" alt=\"[He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour (Proverbs 21:21)]\" title=\"He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour (Proverbs 21:21)\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>from Proverbs 21:21<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>A little bit more from Proverbs 21:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/cgi-bin\/webbbs\/lift\/lift.cgi?read=8759\"><font color=green>To Keep, Keep<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading: Proverbs 21:21-31 We live in perilous times that are becoming even more perilous. We are surrounded by many perils &#8212; economic, cultural, spiritual, moral, physical, relational, psychological, and more. I must prepare myself to withstand and overcome such perils. I must prepare my family to do the same. (How do I do that??!!) 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