Often in life, when things do not seem to be going well, we declare that we will just prepare for the worst. Although that is human nature, it is not the way that God wants us to live. If we look back to the first-century church, we see people in a wicked world who were not so concerned about what the world had become, but rather what had come to the world: The gospel of Jesus Christ. God does not want us to look at the world through the lenses that are dirtied by the world, but to look at it through His eyes. God has never left his people where He has not equipped them to live and thrive. We have a choice in how we live. We can endure it. We can try to escape reality, or we can choose to enjoy the life that God has provided. Even in what seems the worst of times, God can bring good things to his people. God is not surprised by anything that happens in this world. He has the outcome already mapped out. The culture in Noah’s time was corrupt and immoral. The bible describes things that would be abhorrent even by today’s standards. In that environment, God called a man to His service because of his righteousness. Noah could influence people by the way he lived his life. The problem in Noah’s time was more than just the immorality; it was the indifference to it. Noah lived apart from that environment and was a just man. The bible says he walked with God, not the rhythm of the world. What made Noah different is he lived his life based on God’s word, not the world’s word. Like Noah, our most powerful testimony is the life we live and demonstrate to a world that needs to see the goodness of God played out in someone’s life.