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Why Should I Prepare?
Daniel Valles
DOES THE BIBLE SAY
ANYTHING ON PREPARDNESS?
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1 Timothy 6:8
"And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." |
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1 Timothy 5:8
"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of
his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an
infidel." |
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Genesis
41:35-36 "And let them gather all the food of those good
years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and
let them keep food in the cities. And that food shall be for
store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall
be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the
famine." |
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Proverbs
13:23 "Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is
that is destroyed for want of judgment." |
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Proverbs 14:15 "The simple believeth
every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." |
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Proverbs
22:3 "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but
the simple pass on, and are punished." |
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Proverbs
27:12 "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on, and are punished."
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WHAT WOULD WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR?
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Natural disaster
(flood, earthquake, wildfire, tornado, blizzard, etc.) |
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Utility
Outages (blackouts, water contamination, etc.) |
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Terror attack, Red
Alert, and martial law. |
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Civil
Unrest (racial, economic, anarchy, etc.) |
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Economic collapse. |
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Foreign invasion |
THOUGHTS TO
PONDER
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Our
infrastructure (food distribution, etc.) relies heavily on
Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery. Disruption cause higher prices,
scarcity, etc. |
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The
dollar/economy is declining. |
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Most
people wouldn't know what to do/or are prepared for long-term
electrical loss. |
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Hospitals/clinic would be overcrowded in time of (natural)
disaster with the most injuries requiring basic first aid or
bandages. |
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Money in
the bank/ATM won't do you much good if the power goes out.
Thing food, medical, water, etc. also. Gas pumps need power,
too. |
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Most
people are not prepared for water loss or contamination.
Also sanitary goes with this. |
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Food/medicine reserves are better than money reserves, as you
won't be paying higher prices, fighting, crowds, dealing with
scarcity, etc. |
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Are/will
others be dependent on you? |
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Preparation allows you to stay with your family and deal with
security instead of running out in a possible hazardous situation
to get supplies you should have had. |
PREPAREDNESS
QUESTIONS
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What
events are you planning for? |
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How long
to you want to be prepared for (i.e.. self-sufficient)? |
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How many
family members/people are you expecting to be responsible for? |
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How will
you handle sanitation? |
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How will
you prepare/cook food? Canned goods? |
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How much
food/water do you have in your house right now? |
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Have
water (or access to) for washing/cleansing? |
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Can you
decontaminate/clean water? |
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How will
you provide heat? Ability/place to have a fire? |
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How will
you provide security (even when asleep)? Ammunition? |
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Do you
know first-aid and have an extensive first-aid/medical kit? |
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Prescription medicines? |
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Spare
batteries/flashlights? Light source? |
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Communication? Walkie-talkies? |
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Make
repairs? |
IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE
YOUR AREA...
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Where
will you go? Shelter? |
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How will
you move supplies?
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Please leave a comment! |
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If this article made you think
about your role, ministry, and purpose as a Christian, I would love to
hear from you! Questions and comments are also welcome. |
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