An eternal mindset is the first step to dealing with tragedy
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- Welcome to the Rapid Bull, daily edition, where we provide a quick biblical interpretations and applications.
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- This is a ministry of striving for eternity. First thing we have to be aware of when tragedy strikes is that it will strike.
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- It is not a question of if, it is really a question of when tragedy will strike, because it is a foregone conclusion that tragedy will strike everyone.
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- Now, we're going to deal with it in different ways, and so even though calamity may happen to us, it may not be as big of a deal for some of us as it would be for others.
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- Things happen in life, but we as Christians can be prepared. In other words, as Christians, we could have an eternal mindset so that when things that look to be a tragedy here on earth, we would look at the eternal value of things and realize even if it is our house, that literally goes up in smoke, that that is okay in the grand scheme of things, because 10 ,000 years from now, well, you're not going to be worrying about that house.
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- In fact, whatever new things you purchase, it's around Christmas time, and there's people out shopping for that latest toy.
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- The reality is that brand new car you get is a rust heap waiting to happen. That brand new house that you buy, that you're so excited about, will one day be someone else's handyman special.
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- All those nice toys that you get for Christmas, the new iPads and computers and all those things, will be sitting in an ash heap, in rubble, in a dump at some time in the future.
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- No, the way we first plan for tragedy and calamity is to have an eternal mindset.
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- Think about that, which lasts for eternity. This podcast is part of the Striving for Eternity ministry. For more content or to request a speaker or seminar to your church, go to strivingforeternity .org.