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Don't devour, delight
'... a foolish man devours all he has.' Proverbs 21:20
God has given us an amazing world to live in, and we're doing a pretty good job of devouring it, which means destroying it completely. We shouldn't be devouring what God has given us, but instead delighting in it, and looking after it.
Do you think God wants His creation destroyed? No; so what can you do about it? There are problems with polluted rivers and seas full of chemicals, chopped-down forests, extinction of rare animals for sport and fur, melting ice caps with global warming, the poor getting poorer and the rich richer with unfair trade ... the list goes on. What a depressing list - it's easy to feel helpless, like you could never make a difference, so you just decide not to bother.
But just stop and think - could you make a difference to some of these things? Here are a few hints of how you can change things:
a) recycle; don't chuck your coke can in the bin, but collect and recycle them
b) buy fair-trade chocolate; Dairy Milk is now fair-trade, so there's no excuse! You can make sure that people in the Third World get a good deal for their crops
c) cycle, walk or use public transport; instead of getting a lift those short distances 'cos you're feeling lazy or want five minutes more in bed! Three really simple things you can do to make a difference - but don't stop there. Keep on thinking.
written by Bob Gass
'... a foolish man devours all he has.' Proverbs 21:20
God has given us an amazing world to live in, and we're doing a pretty good job of devouring it, which means destroying it completely. We shouldn't be devouring what God has given us, but instead delighting in it, and looking after it.
Do you think God wants His creation destroyed? No; so what can you do about it? There are problems with polluted rivers and seas full of chemicals, chopped-down forests, extinction of rare animals for sport and fur, melting ice caps with global warming, the poor getting poorer and the rich richer with unfair trade ... the list goes on. What a depressing list - it's easy to feel helpless, like you could never make a difference, so you just decide not to bother.
But just stop and think - could you make a difference to some of these things? Here are a few hints of how you can change things:
a) recycle; don't chuck your coke can in the bin, but collect and recycle them
b) buy fair-trade chocolate; Dairy Milk is now fair-trade, so there's no excuse! You can make sure that people in the Third World get a good deal for their crops
c) cycle, walk or use public transport; instead of getting a lift those short distances 'cos you're feeling lazy or want five minutes more in bed! Three really simple things you can do to make a difference - but don't stop there. Keep on thinking.
written by Bob Gass
