A reporter at Jacksonville Beach documents Hurricane Milton's aftermath: dangerous surf, widespread power outages, empty grocery stores. He survived five hurricanes and urges viewers to trust God's protection through the chaos.
Having a great day today. Since we've been live, then I got to grab Jackson Beach. Got here that is still raging. The waters are churning pretty high. See, got. There. Just 2. I hope everyone's been doing good. This is, we will say, relatively over with. This storm pretty much just had to deal with a little bit of a power outage while we were there. But let me go ahead and do some stuff over here. I know a lot of people on the west coast of Florida weren't as unfortunate as us. I'll go ahead and move it because I think the view of the ocean is better. So there's a lot of stuff with the beach going on, but I hope everyone's been doing really well and enjoying those things and the opportunity to kind of be blessed. So today I want to catch up on the blessings of the Lord, and one of the things that I noticed And as a part of the conversations, as people were dealing with the hurricane, and especially those in the path of the hurricane, and we pray for those who have lost loved ones as a part of that. One of the big things that I noticed as a part of it is, is how the world reacted to the fear and to the potential suffering that was going on. And it's a challenging thing. No question about it. But those in the kingdom, they don't lose sleep. They don't worry about those things. They don't even have any kind of fear. And God is faithful to protect his own. And so I just kind of want to encourage everyone today, as you are walking out your life, and that all these things— God is good. God's got you. He's going to protect you. He's going to keep you safe. Amen. And he did that for us. We've been through 5 hurricanes in just the last few years here in Pittsburgh. I know, Pittsburgh, my apologies. That's where we used to live, down here on the East Coast. And so God's going to protect you, and he will continue to watch over you and take care of you and keep you safe. You don't have to lose sleep. Over any of the things that are going on in the world, anything that's happening, and that we're here. So I want to encourage everyone today as we look forward. Sorry for the wind; it is really windy here. Tropical Storm Milton is not too far away, and just feel at ease that no matter what's happening, and that. God is good. God's got this. God's watching you. God's going to take care of you. Uh, there's nothing that is greater than the Lord. Every single thing that's out here, this vast ocean, this beautiful sun, the pier, all that's out there, God's got this. God's built it. He's supporting it. He's sustaining it. And so You just have to have faith in your Father and all the things that are going on. So we still have some pretty high winds here on the East Coast. Uh, appear to— looks like, I'm guessing, took up a lot of seaweed. I'm guessing that's what they're churning right now. And, uh, just the heavy winds. It's still really windy here. It's clearly not safe for swimming. I mean, I would not, would not recommend anyone, even Olympic-level swimmers, even. Wow. So, uh, I think that what we've seen as a part of this is, uh, some challenging situations as they endure the rain and the storm surge. And that's the big thing for this area. This surge is really the worst part of it. I think it's important to understand that even though you may have been worried about people in Florida, even though you may have been praying for Florida, even though you may have been making good vibes, I know there are so many people that were in the situation, especially down in the Tampa area, that they just left late. And there was just logjams. People were running out of gas. Even on the East Coast, gas stations were out of gas, and they had stripped our grocery stores bare of water, bread, eggs, meats. Looked like the pandemic all over again. And so the people in the kingdom of God do not lose sleep over those things. We're led by the Lord. We're guided by the Lord. We pray, we intercede, we help, we support. And I just want to encourage everyone today that God's got you. You may not believe that. You may be in financial dire straits. You may be in a relationship you don't want. Maybe you're caught in a situation you don't want to be in. You may be in a place where you think that there's just no hope. But I'm telling you, that's not the truth. God's promises are eternal. They're incredible. And they're just amazing. And so I just want to encourage everyone today as you go forward that you be faithful, watch out, and these beautiful things. Because even now I'm enjoying the weather out here. I can't go swimming, but I can enjoy these mighty waves and the soothing sounds they create and the opportunity it does to pray for the See that and enjoys it. And we're just going to go ahead and spend a few more minutes looking at the waves and getting kind of a good view of the area and enjoy the day. Anyone has any questions, feel free to put them in the chat. I was just trying to enjoy the beautiful weather out here. All right, everyone, have a blessed day. Uh, I pray for everyone that hears the sound of my voice that you have an amazing day and that God, uh, delivers On all his promises in your life. God bless everyone.
