What bothers or frightens me the most about prepping.

[Magus]

 

[Magus]

death is not the enemy.
it is a doorway
sometimes it is a rescue

I'm stealing that.

 

[Steve_In_29]

all die? only if that is Gods Plan.

my life is not more valuable than theirs. they are still sleepwalking thru life unaware of the storm about to break on us all like most others. i pray the Lord open their eyes before its too late. for thrm to make it here and i ask Him for help to prepare some extra For them the best i can. that is Christs Way. and He does all sorts of neat little miracles all the time to make it work.

if i refuse to help oithers in need cause im pissed at them or fear sharing what i got then i have denied Christ. He has always always helped me thru my pitiful life thru every hardship, challenge, illness and heart break. i have no reason to doubt His friendship, love or help in the future.

weve got some real mind blowing hard times coming. but this life on earth is not about our surviving at any cost or the cost to others. its like a insane boot camp for the soul behind enemy lines filled with alot of crazy ad mean people. Christ helps us naviagate thru all the storms and we are to help others as a way of thanking Him.

we need to to sit down quiet sometime this week and ask His help. ask what do i need to see, what do i need to do to get ready and please help me do it. He can be your best friend, closer than a brother. were not gonna get thru this without His help.

Absent YOU stocking enough food and water for ALL those extra people, yes you will die.

This ain't the bible and God isn't sending down manna from heaven each morning.

 

[montanabill]

I have always felt I was part of the ground crew or one of the guard dogs.
It is incumbent on me to stay alive and healthy enough to educate and help others so they and theirs's can survive and thrive.
I don't need to have god prove that he has the master plan and if it doesn't go well it is my fault.
Free will and hard work can make a difference and that is honoring god.
Yes I have a brain and free will and a tiny bit of knowledge of history and that allows me to live and help certain others in a good way... Sometimes that includes storing up for the seven years of lean.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep, seven yrs is a good thing

 

[Magus]

Absent YOU stocking enough food and water for ALL those extra people, yes you will die.

This ain't the bible and God isn't sending down manna from heaven each morning.

*Walks away whistling with a possum grin.

 

[jazzy]

Absent YOU stocking enough food and water for ALL those extra people, yes you will die.

This ain't the bible and God isn't sending down manna from heaven each morning.

This ain't the bible and God isn't sending down manna from heaven each morning.
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you dont know my God.

im an old granny now but many years ago i was a single mom with 5 little kids. only job i ever had at that time was waiting tables. i was broke, scared, all alone and not much food in the house at all. i felt so broken, desperate and alone. did i mention i was scared?

i ws not very close to God at that time in my life. but called out to God for help - prayed for some relief while crying most the night over the mess i was in fearing id have to give in and go back to a very abusive husband i was trying to escape. didnt think i could handle much more.

the very next day in the morning there were some bags of groceries on my front porch.

im not kidding or making this up

nothing fancy, had some peanut butter, jelly, cans of tuna and pasta and sauce, bread and some other basics. it got me thru the next 2 weeks ---and BINGO i got a better job that helped me out of my poverty and fear. cant tell you how many times these little miracles happened. never did find out who did that wonderful thing.

He is real.
His love is real
im not special or holy or better than you or anyone. im pretty sure my guardian angel has repeatedly asked the good Lord for a transfer cause sometimes im just dumb or stubborn.. but God has alwasy, alwasy sent an answer or help one way or another.. did every prayer for help end the way i wanted? no--never did win lotto but i bet theres a good reason for that.

if we need help thru some hard times it requires honesty, respect andsome faith. a little humility doesnt hurt either. just cause we cant see God working in our life right now doesntmean He dont care.

you are right, i cant stock enough for 12 more people to move in when things get bad. heck the touilet paper crisis it would cause is enough to make me faint. BUT i have food to get thru a year,+, seeds and knowledge to grow more, friends' and neighbors i can trade with cause i got skills in making herbal things they all like. i know how to can and dry food, can grow things, make herbal remedies, got a hand pump on my well to share water, trade things and help others., i decided years back to learn baasic skills most forgotten about to help myself, my family, my neighbors cause it is 100% true---no man is an island. we will need others as much as they need us. i bet you got some valuable skills too.

fear is a liar. we cant let fear disctate who and what we are or will be.

can something like a meteor hit me and take me out or billgates spray my house cause he is pissed i wont go out with him or say yellowstone blows and decimates my area--yeah--could happen.--maybe. i can die.

but if i die doing my best and trying to hrelp others i can live with that --yes pun intended.

if we dont believe someone can and wants to help us when we are in need then we have closed the door to them and stopped them from helping us. people do that to God all the time, then get mad when theres no miracles we already decided cant be real.

dont give up--ask Christ to come into your life and reveal Himself. He will find a way--sometimes when and how you least expect it. i am living proof that God is full of love and kindness and has a great sense of humor.