Environmental issues are of great importance to many. As a result, they work hard at being environmentally aware and invest significant efforts to minimize their carbon footprint. They desire measurable results for their efforts and they also want others to be onboard.
To some degree, it’s even cool to be “green”. And since so many people want to be cool, it does get some onboard. If that doesn’t generate enough participation, sometimes those who are significantly engaged in environmental efforts resort to shaming others to get them involved.
One of the more common environmental initiatives is recycling. Recycling is the processing of materials or substances (such as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain it for human use.
Another environmental effort is to encourage people to repurpose things instead of just throwing them away and filling landfills. That old wooden hutch, for example, could be repurposed into an entertainment center. The old pots and pans could be repurposed into suitable planters for those herbs you want to grow.
One of the premises for both recycling and repurposing is that our natural resources are limited and the constant usage of these resources without appropriate recycling and repurposing will likely result in those resources being exhausted.
While I do, to some degree, engage in both recycling and repurposing, there is one area that I insist on enjoying new resources in my daily life. But before I share what that is, a basic definition of new might be helpful: new is to be made or become fresh.
So what is this new that I insist on? Here it is: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lam 3:22-23)
God’s steadfast love and mercies are new every morning. We should access them each and every day. They are fresh and are never recycled or repurposed. In addition, they will never run out and are more than sufficient for everyone’s needs today!
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