Matthew 6:25-33 (KJV)
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
That doesn't say to me all I need to do is sit around waiting for an angel to deliver pizza. My grandpa wasn't a Christian, but he believed some Bible sayings and tried to teach me work ethics. He would holler out "Ma, what's that sayin about an infidel that won't work?" She had it memorized replying "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel." (1 Tim 5:8) "Boy, take her garbage up, get the neighbors' garbage, and go feed the hog." Neighbors saved kitchen scraps for us. They learned to make their own economy, while Gramma prayed a lot even while cooking. I believe that was the main key to their survival.
I remember many stories my grandparents told of their part during the Great Depression, and how they dealt with it. Even though the economy improved, they and many other folks that went through it continued to live as though another one was imminent. Using a little common sense is wisdom to prepare for any emergency, though ought not be done in fear of going hungry or cold, or hoarding while maxing out credit cards buying survival food, or commit to help neighbors with it if hard times come for them. The idea is work hard knowing sluggards don't eat well, but can find some mercy. Hard work burns fat and keeps the heart healthy, and rewards you will a little left to give to them that have need.
They carried on like folks did during the last Little Ice Age. Plenty of people got through it, though everything was more difficult. National gospel revivals helped people look to God more, learning what living by faith included, like daring to go next door and getting to know that neighbor we saw move in 20 years ago.
I became very familiar with eating rabbits kept in cages, which I fed weeds from the gardens after pulling them. There was always enough cold weather veges like turnips, the leaves and root bulbs good to eat.. There's a lot of variety that can grow in cold periods. They kept the greenhouses full of edible plants, mushrooms grown under tables, wooden slats fora roof to let sun in, overhead sun restricted, and hail out. A big pile of hard coal was always on hand, enough to provide heat for decades, available free at the pit, paying only for someone to deliver it.
I like geo-thermal heat pump loops, which work just fine using sub-surface heat from a lake bottom, or 20 feet deep in field, like under a septic system, or deep wells.
Maybe it's time to drop the current belief that people are causing global warming? Instead of removing CO2 from the atmosphere, maybe it needs to build back up? (That's the gas that traps heat.)
Even if it does get very cold, solar cell technology would be much more appreciated. That plus building extremely well insulated apartment complexes would consolidate resources more efficiently, placed where glaciers are not likely. IOW don't plan on building a home where glaciers have been. Oh, and quit spraying weeds like dandelions in the yard, as you can eat the leaves and root. There's free food all over if you know what to look for, like Devil's puff balls while they are still tender. Eat em raw or use in recipes. .If they explode ito a cloud of spores when you grab it, you know you're too late.
I hope that comforts someone that might get depressed thinking about how the Lord might direct them in the future. I'll even let a crow bring me some bread. like Elijah feasted on at the brook. There's a catch to that, though, as it requires that you follow God's instructions perfectly, like where to move to and when.
1 Kings 17:2-7 (KJV) 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Elijah gleaned along the way, so did David and his mighty men, so did Jesus and the apostles without washing their hands, even feeding 5,000 using five loaves and two fishes.
Do not fear, beloved, but be bold in good times sharing with the poor (God will repay) and joining the poor, happily, in poor times sharing and receiving as the Lord directs.
