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Prepping AND Trust


Today while reading the news I read that corn is up by 23% and wheat is up by 19%.  The overall food index climbed 6% points according to the AP. 

Many people are pondering the differences between fear and faith; preparation and trust; planning or going with the flow.  If I completely trust God then should I prepare or if I prepare am I trusting? What is my responsibility?

As humans we are so reactionary.  Instead of correcting and thinking we just bounce from one extreme to the other.  For example, I have friends who only buy toilet paper when they are out.  They do not keep staples on hand or prepare for that rainy day.  This would scare me.  On the other hand, I have friends who believe that everything is completely up to them and no one including God cares.

People who use "waiting for God" as an excuse to not work drive me up a wall.  There is work out there if we are willing to do it.  When we use our gifts or lack of as a Christian excuse for laziness...just makes me crazy!  "It is not my gift to serve." "It's not my gift to work."  "My personality isn't like this or that."

"We obey and choose with our feet and our hands," I used to tell my boys.

I am choosing to stand with my feet firmly planted on a solid foundation knowing that my life is ultimately in God's hands.  He is my all in all.  I trust Him!  I know that He is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do.  

My ultimate reliance is in Christ.  He alone can keep me and provide "all of my needs according to His riches in glory."

I am using my hands to trust and obey as well! 

BECAUSE I trust Christ, I believe that I am to do my part and follow Him and His ways.   He expects me to work, to provide for my family, to put away for the winter and listen to His leading.



So here is my prepper list of "to do's" for my family and I:

1.  Spiritual preparation   
Daily surrender   
Practice prayer   
Read His Word and memorize and meditate 
Simplify my life
2. Relationships preparation   
Spend time and energy "building up" relationships with family, church family and community  
"Caching" memories and experiences
 3.  Mental preparation  
Be a lifelong learner  
Build a warehouse of skills and experiences   
Work
4.  Physical preparation  
Live healthy 
Work  
Provide for my family 
Be debt free 
Establish a savings


For me putting away for the winter or the rainy day is an act of generosity, obedience, trust and responsibility.  It is choosing, trusting and obeying with my hands and my feet.


Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    Heather, I enjoy your blog so much! You do such a good job of putting your faith in practical action. It is encouraging to me to read your blog each day. I wish that we lived closer together. I think that we could be very good friends. : ) Ellie

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  2. Heather Ann GillAugust 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    Thank you so much for your encouraging and kind words. Having a community is important to me whether we are physically or in this way! Thanks for being on this journey with me! I would love to be good friends!

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