Prepare for Irene!

This past weekend the country faced another massive storm named Hurricane Irene. The hurricane skipped Florida and South Carolina and hit North Carolina then made its way up the eastern seaboard. It impacted the Mid-atlantic states as well as the northeastern states. Although it dissipated to a tropical storm it caused major damages to alot of places in its path. Much like Katrina did but with a huge difference. That difference was that people prepared for it and many evacuated to get out of harm's way. Many people in Katrina's path refused to leave when told to and suffered as a result.

If there is one thing most of us know it is this, life is not without its ups and downs or its difficlut times. Everyone ever born has experienced all types of pains whether they are physical, emotional of physchological. One cannot get away from the fact that life has these moments that we each face. many of the circumstances we end up facing may not have anything to do us but the fact we are experiencing them. We did nothing to cause them yet we are being affected by them. In other cases, our suffering may be a direct cause of our own actions and choices. When we choose to play with fire and we get burned, we got burned becuase we played with fire. You can think of many examples by yourself so you do not need me to tell you all the possibilities. The fact is our choices always come with consequences no matter which ones we make. Those consequences can either be good or bad. The consequences will depend on what our choices are. If we choose wisely then good results. Choose poorly and the results will be bad. When someone faces a storm like Irene and neglect to heed the warnings, they can risk injury or death. Those who refuse to evacuate endanger themsevles as well as those who try to rescue them. When it comes to spiritual failures, we often do the same thing. We do not listen to God and do what we want and then find ourselves lost and confused. God knows what he wants to do in and through us so all we need to do is listen.