christianparenting

No matter where you stand on how we got to where we are, both ecologically and economically, the truth is, we have majorly strayed.

What example are we setting for our kids and how are we providing for their future?

The other day in my Bible Study I read Genesis 2:15 which says, “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” I know this was pre-fall and much of the state of this world is from the entrance of sin and death, but don’t we still have a responsibility to care for what we’ve been given?

I was blown away this morning when I looked at my Blogger reading list and saw that Robin from “A Little Greener Everyday” (she’s a talented and passionate writer and I hope you will check out her blog and maybe even take October’s mini Eco-Challenge!) wrote exactly what God had put on my heart.

Here’s a segment from her post. Please click below and read the whole thing.

“We are responsible for environmental stewardship. This earth is our responsibility to take care of. It is within our charge. It cannot defend itself against the harm we inflict. It is another’s property - God’s, our children’s, those living in third world country’s who suffer the ill effects of our consumerism, and we who can take care of it, must.”
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