Going Green

I have been having a problem with this for a long while now. In recent years, probably with a great deal of attention brought to the matter by Al Gore, we have been bombarded with the concept of 'Going Green'. This green agenda comes at the expense of our pocket books most of the time. For me personally I feel statements like, "Green is the New Black," bring my lunch back up. I don't want to feel like I am being peer-pressured into nor do I want to be scared into taking care of the environment. I want it to be from a heartfelt conviction from the Lord to protect and care for the beauty that he has created around us.

I am not opposed to caring for the environment, but it seems what began as sincerity has turned into profit driven motives. We are being asked to save the planet at the expense of humans. Human beings are being demonized for simply existing because of all the harms our existence brings to 'mother nature'. It is the theme of movies (e.i. The Day the Earth Stood Still remake and The Happening), television shows, governmental taxation plans (carbon taxing) among other things.

What does the bible have to say about it?

" 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, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 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."
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. 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.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." Genesis 1:26-31

God put man on this planet, to fill it, to care for and to tend to his good creation. We were made stewards of the Earth. It is God's design for us to look after things here, but keep in mind:

"For this world in its present form is passing away." 1 Corinthians 7:31.

Prayerfully consider ways to be good stewards of what God has given us. As with all things we must examine our hearts and stand true to our convictions. In our home we recycle, reuse, and conserve energy the best we can. But, we don't buy strictly organic food, drive hybrids or stress over the environment. We do what we can and leave the rest in the Lord's hands without worry. My concern is the safety and well being of my family, to not be wasteful, and to show reverence to God through my actions.