What if, one day soon, you can no longer access your bank account? Or, what if buying groceries, booking appointments, or renewing your driver’s license requires scanning a digital ID linked to your beliefs, health status, or social compliance?
Digital ID systems are already being implemented globally, framed as tools for “safety”, convenience, and public health, and they are rapidly becoming the gatekeepers to modern life. And while they may not yet require allegiance to a global system, that moment is fast approaching. So, eventually, what is being promoted as a tool will evolve into a test of our consent.
While I’m speaking often about these topics lately, it’s not because I enjoy it, or because I take any pleasure in focusing on heavy or uncomfortable realities. I’m doing it because I feel an urgency in my bones, a clear and pressing sense that I must speak to those who, like me, are unwilling to surrender to the energetic beast system that is being prepared to sever us from both our sovereignty and our Creator.
I offer this list for those who have resolved not to comply with a centralized digital ID in the days ahead. My purpose here is to help activate your imagination and begin discerning practical strategies for resilience, especially in the areas that most directly affect your family.
Honestly, what we face is sobering. Choosing not to comply will dramatically reshape nearly every part of how we live. But that clarity is also a gift, because when we can see what is coming, we can begin to prepare rather than be swept along by a system whose goal is to trap humanity in a digital prison of compliance.
Obviously, this is a new threshold for all of us. Humanity has never walked this road before. That’s why it is essential that we not lock into fear or panic, but take small steps forward as we can, prepare our hearts, and stay grounded in trust. I believe that God looks after His children. He will lead those who align with truth step by step. There will be unusual provision, bridges of guidance, and even, I strongly suspect, miracles for those who choose to walk outside the system of control.
Use this list to envision your life without access to each domain, and then begin asking yourself, How can we live simply, and resiliently outside the system?
42 Everyday Areas Likely to Require Digital ID (Within 3–5 Years)
- Opening or accessing your bank account
- Receiving your paycheck or work/government benefits
- Using central bank digital currency or accessing crypto
- Paying taxes or accessing tax records
- Applying for any type of job
- Receiving government-issued documents (passport, license, etc)
- Filing for unemployment or social services
- Accessing health insurance
- Booking or attending medical appointments
- Buying prescription medications
- Accessing emergency rooms or hospitals
- Using public transportation (bus, train, subway)
- Booking flights or crossing borders
- Checking into hotels or rentals
- Buying or renting a home
- Registering children for school (attending school)
- Taking standardized tests or professional exams
- Accessing university or continuing education
- Driving or renewing your driver’s license
- Registering or renewing a vehicle
- Obtaining auto or home insurance
- Using digital wallets or apps like Venmo, PayPal
- Making purchases above a set threshold
- Receiving packages or verifying delivery
- Logging into social media platforms
- Logging into email or messaging apps
- Donating to churches, ministries, or causes
- Paying for household utilities
- Shopping during an energy or food rationing season
- Applying for building permits or land use
- Buying seeds, tools, or agricultural supplies
- Attending large events, concerts or conferences
- Accessing libraries, skating rinks, community centres
- Visiting nursing homes or long-term care
- Making online purchases from major retailers
- Using software or operating systems
- Downloading or updating apps
- Watching certain media or accessing video platforms
- Accessing physical safety during declared emergencies
- Filing legal claims or interacting with courts
- Buying tools, generators, or certain tech equipment
- Traveling freely within your own country
This list is a good place to begin our brainstorming:
- What can we begin to disentangle from now?
- Where is my family most vulnerable to dependency?
- How can we lessen our digital footprint/dependence?
- What daily comforts might be leveraged for control?
- If we can no longer officially work, what skills could we exchange with others?
- Who around me is also sensing the need to prepare? Who can we build community with?
- What simple home rhythms can we begin to establish that we anchor us in the days to come?
Our goal is to root deeply into God’s provision over our lives, reclaim our agency, and begin walking in wisdom now, while there is still time to reposition.