From John Goldingay, Daniel (WBC), p. 263:
“But the fact that God has spoken through the prophets does not mean that all the believer does is sit, newspaper in hand, awaiting the outcome. The appropriate response to prophecy is prayer.”
The fatalist's antidote
Biblical eschatology is the only antidote for the fatalism that tempts us in uncertain times.
Read Zechariah and try to stay bogged down in the news.