What if you got Stuck?

The Good News Today Is...we can be prepared. I was reading an article about driving safely in cold weather. It reminded us to take certain steps to be prepared when we take a journey in our vehicles. We should carry a first aid kit, a blanket, hand warmers, a flashlight, a shovel, make sure our gas tank is over half full, carry a cell phone, etc. We have all been told to make sure we are ready in the event we get stuck in the snow, or worse. Yet how many of us take these simple steps to actually be prepared? I can tell you I do only about half of those things. I keep bringing my blanket inside to wash and not putting it back in the car. I don't have an extra shovel right now, and at the moment my gas tank is only about 1/4 full. The point is we all know what we should do, but few of us do it. We need to be prepared in our spiritual journey, also. "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." Eph 6:13 The ways we are to be prepared are: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit. Just like we can't anticipate when we will need that blanket or shovel, we can't anticipate when we will need the armor of God either. It's just good practice to always be prepared - for either event.