[RatRipper]

Panic buying, to me, implies a lack of faith that God will provide what we need. I am not going to sit on the steps waiting for a Big Mac to fall out of the sky and hit me on the head, nor am I going to allow fear to overwhelm me to where I am going to leave work and buy a truck load of food.

I am simply stating that I am not filled with fear because God has proven to me that he will make a way for me satisfy the needs that I have, food or otherwise.

I take offense that you presumed me to be a religious wacko. When our fears motivate us to do crazy things for no good reason, maybe, just maybe, it is time to take a pause and take a good, hard introspective look at ourselves. I have. Maybe you should, too.

[Bob434]

Well God did also say to be prudent and store up- He Even put Joseph in charge of storing up grains for the coming famines- Storing up for bad times and hoarding are two different things- hoarding involves getting more than you will lever need- and deprives others of things they will need- and these hoarders never share what they have whn others are in need-

[metmom]

I never used those words. But nothing in your post suggested that you felt the need to prepare for hard times.

I have some friends who are the God will provide, which I do believe He does, and they do NOTHING to prepare in advance for any sort of unexpected situation. They would certainly expect God to drop food out of the sky.

I never was able to figure out, or find out from them, how they expected God would provide when they never used the resources He gave them to make wise use of it.

[metmom]

FWIW, if someone is not a Christian and they see the stores running short of food, it is NO surprise that they would panic buy.

I expect it as it happens for every snow storm as if we’re going to be frozen in for a month instead of plowed out in a day.

I knew there would be a run on things, but NEVER expected it to get this bad. Especially the TP. Sheesh........

[Elsie]

Panic buying, to me, implies a lack of faith that God will provide what we need.

Locusts?

Wild honey?

[Elsie]

I take offense that you presumed me to be a religious wacko.

I used to as well; but then I realized that I was a religious wacko!

You'll get used to it.

I've been called ugly by many a toad.