Stockpiling

So I guess we should begin talking about stockpiling and how it's different than hording. Those who have collecting skills or miserly qualities should easily move well with this skill provided they have a prepared heart. As God's Word states, only those who are righteous, industrious and good stewards will end well: Proverbs 10:3, 11:1, 11:24-26.

1. Proverbs 10:3 - The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish.
   We need to hold ourselves to high integrity and standards in the beginning of these dark times. Be honest and truthful with our words and actions, courageous and dogmatic about what's right, loyal and faithful to God at all costs.
   There's nothing righteous in being angry, inconsiderate, jealous or rude. Righteousness starts by being ready to admit we're wrong, and by acknowledging natural laws that govern us as being universal with accountability.


2. Proverbs 11:1 - Dishonest scales are an abomination of the LORD, but a just weight is His delight.
   I.E. Don't clock in time you didn't work. Don't say you did something if you didn't. If the United States economy collapses and bartering becomes a popular way of life, remember that God's law states that any cheater pays back seven fold what he stole.


3. Proverbs 11:24-26 - There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself. The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
   Any man who doesn't provide for his family's needs first is a twisted dung heap. After providing for your family, see how you can further sustain your need and others with what you have remaining. Although God blesses those who bless the poor, we need to be industrious in how we help others. Remember the parable of the maids with the oil lamps in Matthew 25:1-13. Although the parable is intended to demonstrate our spiritual preparedness for the tribulation (perhaps even acceptance of the rapture itself) it holds wisdom for other aspects in life. In short, it's the boyscout motto: be prepared.

What should we stockpile? Nonperishable Consumables. These are items that last long on the shelf that everyone uses: Daily necessities such as toilet paper, shaving cream, razors, toothpaste; Cans or packages of food with more than two or three years of shelf-life such as beans, peanut butter and ramen noodles; Extra batteries; Bottled water and water purifiers; "sinful" pleasures such as cigarettes, wine, bottles of rum.

You might not have interests in these items, but others will in a couple of years.

Usefulness

Today I have to admit that many of my blog posts aren't useful. Instead of providing information to help others deal with serious, personal issues ... and rather than giving some level of relief or insight, I've bantered about notions and ideas that don't encourage or support people in these difficult times.

The Paurian Cafe started out as a sounding board, but as time passes, and as I supposedly mature, it becomes more apparent that personal sounding boards and web journals generally don't help the public who have an actual and realized need.

What do people need? What do they want? Where are we heading from this point?

Irresponsible people in government have an idealistically optimist outlook. They have for years. A politically influential man told me in June 2008 that we had eight more years before our nation would collapse. That in eight years, we would no longer be "America". He didn't say we wouldn't be "America as we know it," but that we would no longer be American soil. I wish I had started investing in gold then. I thought of doing it last spring, but decided to put that money towards refinancing our house to lower the monthly payments. We're living in times where every decision we make is invariably a bad one depending on who you listen to.