Have you ever read a description from a survivor of an explosion?

Shrapnel, which is pieces of glass, metal, or flying debris from a fragmentation grenade,

would be driven with piercing force into the body at enormous rates of speed.

The heat from this explosion would be felt almost immediately.

Soon the burning sensation changes to coldness, particularly as shock

sets in. The closer a person is to an explosion, the greater the harm. Does that sound like life?

Thank you for joining Keep the Heart for today's podcast with Francie Taylor.

Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker.

Sharing lessons from the Word of God is her passion.

Now, back to today's important study.

You know, bad news is like an explosion.

It's immediately painful and abruptly shocking, knocking people off their feet.

The cold numbness it leaves behind is a side effect that takes time to resolve. Explosions in life,

in the ministry, in families, these have been happening for years now, and they're sad reminders of our perilous times. What can a Christian do when something has happened to cause the earth

to feel like it's crumbling underneath their feet. What can we do

when tragedy strikes leaving us dazed and wounded? There are some things that we can do,

and we're going to study those things in this lesson on how to survive an explosion in life.

If you're taking notes, this lesson will have four points with scripture as usual.

The first thing to do when you're trying to survive an explosion in life is turn up the prayer to the

maximum level. First Thessalonians 517 is a verse that has three words, pray without ceasing.

So what does that mean? That means when you've gone through something catastrophic, walk around praying. When you sit down, pray. Kneel by a chair and pray.

Pray everywhere you go. Pray in the car. Lay on your pillow at night and fall asleep with prayer on your lips.

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