Luke 12:47 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].
Not only does not being prepared leave you in dire circumstances but also makes you dependant on others for your survival. The number one skill for survival is Attitude. What does your attitude look like when you are faced with a difficult circumstance in your daily life? Can you prioritize? Have you developed the skills and abilities to communicate and interact with someone who is trying to keep you from completing your goals in a calm and rational way? Can you hold your temper when you are being pushed to your limit of frustration? Do you have the relationship with The Most High strong enough that even when you are being pursued by your enemies you are able to trust that the Father will be true to His word?
Preparedness takes discipline, focus, and determination. The three recommended steps to be prepared are 1) Be Ready 2) Plan 3) Know. I ask how can you be ready if you have not studied prophecy to know whats coming? How can you plan to make it to the Kingdom if you don't know the path and requirements to get there? And how can you know what it's going to take without the focus and determination to study, pray, and obey?
Luke 21:36 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Bible verses related to Preparation from the King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 24:27 - Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
1 Peter 3:15 - But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Luke 21:36 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Proverbs 6:6-8 - Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (Read More...)
Matthew 25:1-46 - Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (Read More...)
Romans 13:11 - And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Matthew 24:44 - Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Romans 12:1-2 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. (Read More...)
John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Matthew 24:13 - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Proverbs 16:1-33 - The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD. (Read More...)
Ezekiel 38:7 - Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Matthew 24:42 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Proverbs 21:31 - The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD.
Luke 21:9-36 - But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by. (Read More...)
Luke 14:28 - For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?
2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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