1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV – Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Even if you are a Christian, Jew, agnostic, atheist, Hindu, and a myriad of other faiths or non-faiths, there is more to preparing than just getting your gear ready and picking out a bug-out location.
Why We Should Prepare Spiritually too?
For many of us, it’s not an issue of bugging in or out or how many guns we collect. It’s an issue of being prepared, in mind and body, for the journey ahead, and living our lives in accordance with our particular practice of faith, first and foremost.
Our family sees big importance in our Spiritual Preparedness, more so than our physical. And it seeps into everything we do, say, and every fiber of our being. Being Spiritually ready, by a saving Grace from our Lord Jesus Christ, is our most important prep item.
And to help us out in the ‘field’, we keep a copy of a Bible in each of our bug-out bags and car emergency totes and on our e-readers. The same could be said of any faith – it would be important, if the situation arises, for you to have a copy of your sacred text with you – for comfort, for prayer, for help to someone else.
Getting Spiritual with Your Preparing is a Must!
Being able to go to scripture in a time of crisis, meditate on His Word, to offer the same comfort to another individual in need of it, is truly an important preparedness item for us. Think about it for yourself.
Katy Willis is a writer, lifelong homesteader, and master herbalist, master gardener, and canine nutritionist. Katy is a preparedness expert and modern homesteader practicing everyday preparedness, sustainability, and a holistic lifestyle.
She knows how important it is to be prepared for whatever life throws at you, because you just never know what's coming. And preparedness helps you give your family the best chance to thrive in any situation.
Katy is passionate about living naturally, growing food, keeping livestock, foraging, and making and using herbal remedies. Katy is an experienced herbalist and a member of the CMA (Complementary Medical Association).
Her preparedness skills go beyond just being "ready", she's ready to survive the initial disaster, and thrive afterward, too. She grows 100% organic food on roughly 15 acres and raises goats, chickens, and ducks. She also lovingly tends her orchard, where she grows many different fruit trees. And, because she likes to know exactly what she's feeding her family, she's a seasoned from-scratch cook and gluten-free baker.
Katy teaches foraging and environmental education classes, too, including self-sufficient living, modern homesteading, seed saving, and organic vegetable gardening.
Katy helps others learn forgotten skills, including basic survival skills and self-reliance.
She's been published on sites such as MSN, Angi, Home Advisor, Family Handyman, Wealth of Geeks, Readers Digest, and more.