With all respect, Munro: you’re worrying too much.
My Lord taught me a number of things, including:
‘Render unto Caesar” and “Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”
But He also told me this:
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
“And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
“Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
I’m not suggesting that people be fools, and not have a little ‘insurance’; but spending too much time thinking about the horrible things that might happen, in my opinion, might just bring them on!
-JT
Thanks for the thoughtful and encouraging post.
But the truth is - I don't worry much at all.
I would worry if I percieved a potential danger and didn't have some idea or plan of how to act or react but that isn't the case.
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Ok, I have and am doing that, I have found it. So what, I should stop purchasing food? Stop paying mortgage.
I'm prepared for going to work in the morning and I am prepared for an ice storm if it comes. I'm prepared for a loss of electricity whether it be a few hours, few days, few weeks or a few years.
I don't spend “extra” money prepping. When I purchase food I try to purchase twice as much as I need. I eat one and the other goes to storage. Next time I do the same thing only now I have two in storage. Soon you have 20 in storage and when you go shopping it all goes in storage and you use the storage to keep it rotated. It is like having a grocery store in your basement. It saves a ton of gas, you aren't constantly having to go out to get something, you already have it. When there is a special sale or special purchasing opportunity I take advantage of it, if it is something I can use I get it perhaps many of whatever it is.
My solar electric cost money but it pays for itself over time. Gardening is a pain but it produces good food and keeps the knowledge base up. I plan for living every day but don't plan on changing much if shtf except for more security.
When others come to my door and want to eat they will IF they have something I want or are willing to work for it. I will not be a soup kitchen.
There was a book that came out a few years ago called “The Host”. Aliens took over the world and there were a few remote groups of humans left. In the story there was one older guy that had a pretty neat cave that he had worked on prepping for decades and now there were about a hundred others that were staying with him. Each had to pull his weight in order to eat.
If you want my food you better have something pretty good to trade or be willing to work.
Prepping saves money.