Small Beginnings

I've had this blog site for quite a few months, and have been too intimidated by it to do much with it.  For several years now I have watched as our economy, our society, and our world have run completely out of control and wished in my heart of hearts that I could do something to help other moms who are not unlike myself. It took me quite some time to accept the fact that all is not as it seems in our country. Things are not rosy.  Our economy is not turning up no matter how the media tries to spin it. At a time when our government should be putting itself on a fiscal diet it seems, rather, to be modeling itself after the likes of the New Jersey lady who wants to weigh a thousand pounds.

It seems like common sense to me that if the cost of living is going up and goods are becoming more scarce, then perhaps one should consider being physically prepared for such things. However, when I started educating myself on the topic of preparedness I was shocked by the amount of resistance I received from family and friends alike. To be perfectly honest, it makes me a little sad that when I start to tell someone something about being prepared for an economic down turn -  or even something as common as a natural disaster- I always feel the need to preface by denying that I own a tinfoil hat.

Aside from being mocked for thinking the economic failure of America is a real possibility, the second greatest resistance I've received is from people who believe that God doesn't expect us to prepare for disaster because he's going to take care of us. This concept has caused me no small amount of Bible, internet, and soul searching to conclude how God would have us prepare to care for our families, friends and neighbors. It was the scripture in Proverbs 21:20, from which I titled my blog, that really solidified in my mind the fact that being prepared is really a biblical concept. It is not a matter of resting on one's own strength and what you have done, but rather using the common sense that God gave you  and being prepared to be a blessing to your family, friends, and neighbors. Hopefully, as this blog grows I will be able to reach out to more than just my little sphere of influence to share with others how God would have us prepare for the brave new world ahead.