Something that really gets me mad is when I see garbage in the water or at the side of the road. There is no reason for it. None whatsoever. People are ignorant.
I have always been a recycler, but I will be honest. In the beginning it was because we got money for our cans. As an adult my priorities for that have changed. I want to be responsible about it. Sometimes it feels like such a losing battle. What difference will one person make when I look around and see so much disregard? And then I realize how much worse it would be if I didn't care.
I am just one person. I recycle so much weekly. I have always felt that it was the right thing to do, but the more I read the Bible the more I am fueled by another thought. It's about respecting God. He gave us this planet. To trash it is so disrepectful. It should be Earth Day every day.
When I am walking through the park and I see someone else's garbage I will pick it up. If I have something to throw out I will hold on to it for miles until I see a garbage can. Many of you know that I run in a lot of races. Can I tell you how much I stress at the water stops? You take a dixie cup of water and throw it on the ground. Now there are people right there to pick it up. We aren't expected to throw it out, but I can't do it. I can't not throw it in the trash can. It's just so disrespectful to God.
I'm a little surprised that there aren't more churches participating in River Clean ups or driving recycling programs. And I do cringe a little when I pull up to a Church parking lot that is full of gas guzzlers.
People are so careful to be respectful "under God's roof", but then tend for forget about this beautiful Home that He has created just for us.
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They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
-Isaiah 11:9
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