26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Bear with me here, it might take a second for me to get my point accross. So just recently our bible study group focused on these verses. God created us in his 'spiritual' image to be 'like Him' and to rule over all 'like He would'. He made us stewards over all of the world. Now that doesn't mean that we could possibly own any part of the world or should we feel the least bit entitled to any of it. What that means (here is my point) is that while we are living on the earth it is our responsibility to take care of it in a manner that will extend the health and life of the earth. It does NOT mean to rape her of all natural resources and polute her waters and destroy her trees and to throw her balance off. Even in the bible (of all places) we are urged to be aware. God gave us water to drink, plants and animals to eat and awe inspiring wonders that allow us to see Him face to face. He provides us with everything. Please thank Him and then make sure that you are living in a way that is least destructive to all that He has provided.
Anywhoo, this is my way to try and undo all the harm that I have already done to the earth, by providing all who might be interested with ways in which to live a more earth friendly human friendly & animal friendly life. God blesses us every second of every minute of every day, how awesome is THAT!?!
Things I can do to help the earth and
to feel better about myself :)
1. Be diligent about recycling. Most townships
or at least their recycling centers accept plastic, aluminum, cardboard, newspapers and mixed paper, telephone books, motor oil, etc.
2. Take your grocery bags back to the grocery
store on your next trip, almost all chain grocers have a plastic bag bin at the front of the store
on your way in.
3. Try not to buy individually wrapped items such as chips and animal crackers and gold fish, etc. Buy a box and split them yourself into reusable containers. This will also save you a lot of money.
4. Start a compost in your backyard. Go HERE to find out how. This way your naturally biodegradable waste items are being given back to the earth rather than thrown into a landfill inside a bag that won't biodegrade for hundreds of years. |
5. When driving, combine trips and make sure your tires are always inflated properly. Under or over full tires use more gas and are dangerous.
6. Don't litter. It is as easy as that. Litter such as fast food containers and cigarette butts that are thrown on the ground get into our water supply, contaminate the earth and well, its just simply lazy and disgusting.
7. Put your sprinkler on a timer. This way when watering your lawn you won't forget to turn it off if you get busy doing other things.
8. STOP USING BOTTLED WATER! Talk about waste! Go HERE to see why it is so bad. Plus household tap is held to higher testing standards, therefore its safer for you. Use a tap filter and a refillable bottle to save money and the environment. If you need to use bottled water, buy the big multiple gallon jugs and put them in the fridge.
9. See below for many more tips and tricks on how to do your part and help the earth!
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coming soon: ways you can help
- cut down on emissions
- stop creating so much waste
- equal trade what this means and why
- rain forest they are still in trouble
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