I know them and you know them.
The people who love to spread bad news. The ones who are quick to point out just how terrible everything is going to get.
Last winter in Michigan, we saw snow in mid November that was on the ground until late March. We received a record amount of snow and a record number of consecutive days of snow cover. The week of Christmas, we enjoyed an ice storm that left many people without power for up to seven days. It was a pretty severe winter.
As fall approached this year, the talk began. “I hear this winter’s going to be pretty bad.” “I hear it’s going to be even worse than last year.” “I hear it’s going to make winter last year seem like Florida.”
The reality? We got a little snow in November and then it melted quick. December was amazing with a few days in the mid 50’s. Yesterday we got a snow that mostly covered the grass. Today the high is 12 degrees. It has been nothing like the spreaders of doom and gloom predicted.
I remember when gas prices started to climb a few years ago. Two, three and eventually four dollars was seen. The same crowd came out screaming that $10 gas was in our near future. Yesterday I passed a Speedway that had it for $1.56 a gallon.
The truth is that no one knows what tomorrow holds. They say they do. They cite their sources and their logic, but they have no clue. They create a lot of hand wringing and panic, but they know no more than you do about what tomorrow holds.
Who would have guessed that gas would be back to $1.56?
Proverbs 27:1: Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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