Environmental Stewardship

We have a responsibility to take care of the world around us, but this is a responsibility that we often ignore. Environmentalism is thought of as being something that only wacko, green-lovin', tree-huggin' extremists care about. People seem to be unwilling to give up a few of their consumerist conveniences to face the fact that we are to take care of this world we live in, not use and abuse it. True, we should not worship it and make it our all consuming passion, there are much more important things in life, but as we live our lives we should not forget about the impact that we are having on our world. The resources that we have been given are not just for us to consume and use up but also for us to be good stewards of and to take care of. How much effort would it take to just turn off a light in an unused room or to power down the computer overnight or when you leave the house? What about opening up the windows when the air conditioner is unnecessary? Putting on a sweater in the winter can help with cutting down on the required heat and natural gas consumption (especially considering how much prices are supposed to go up this winter). Just little things like those few examples can aid in taking care of the world God gave us. No, I am not an environmental activist, but I do care about how we treat our world.