Disease X, AI, WW III, etc.

World-shaking crises are always in the wind, and the media takes full advantage of them. The fear-mongering is part of the worship service for the media and political systems. What's our mindset in foreseeing crises and handling them when they come? How do we keep everything in the right proportion in our minds, and what is our response to the crisis? When we view the root cause, are we looking at brute chance, human powers, demonic powers, or the sovereign hand of almighty God?