Far too often, we think about eternal things only when they are thrust upon us. We are reactionary creatures. We foolishly trust that the fail-safes of our government and culture will save us. That is until we sense a real threat. Then our default reaction is to panic. Few people have the resolve to stand strong when the storms of life come. And those who try to stand without Christ are swept away in the floodwaters because their strength and resolve are built upon shifting sand. They prepared for temporary things. They did not prepare for the more important things that carry eternal significance.