A couple of thoughts as starting points:
Gandhi said, "I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."
And then we have this:
Matt 6:25-34
The problem as I see it is simple... I don't think God asked anyone to be concerned with any time period than the present... What are we to do with "the present?" The problem with prophecy is that it cannot be confirmed or verified. Obsessing over it renders some well meaning folks bizarrely out of touch, and emphasizing future events (that may or may not happen) causes us to ignore or waste "the present." Thoughts?
Gandhi said, "I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."
And then we have this:
Matt 6:25-34
There are those who say they believe God, yet seem to be obsessed with predicting the future as it relates to "the church." They repeatedly tell us that time is short, the end is near, that unseen forces are gathering to perpetrate mayhem on the chosen of God.... Some churches even boast that their interpretations of certain parts of the bible (mainly the books of Daniel and Revelation) that you just need to stand back and watch the events unfold as they predict.....
The problem as I see it is simple... I don't think God asked anyone to be concerned with any time period than the present... What are we to do with "the present?" The problem with prophecy is that it cannot be confirmed or verified. Obsessing over it renders some well meaning folks bizarrely out of touch, and emphasizing future events (that may or may not happen) causes us to ignore or waste "the present." Thoughts?