Another God moment...

The Course in Miracles teaches that we have entered into the most unusual habit of not communicating with our Creator. I began to talk to God years ago and the answers that come back have always brought me peace, deep empowerment and beautiful insights. Even if it is only my highest self I'm tuning into (says my inner-skeptic), the messages that come to me are profound.

This morning I was sitting in prayer and contemplation. I asked in my heart, "Is it ok that humans are trashing this planet like we do?" I never understood how one passage in the old testament seemed to give some people permission to trash the planet. 

Genesis 1, "God instructed humans to 'rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground', and to 'fill the earth and subdue it'" (Genesis 1:26, 28).

Ok, now let's think this through. If you have children and you gifted them an entire house to live in and that house provided everything they needed to be happy, healthy and whole, would you appreciate them trashing it, taking it for granted and ruining the gift? No.

If anything, Christians could be some of the biggest tree huggers and environmentalists and I'm shocked they typically are the one's making fun of environmentalists "God's creation". RC Sproul, one of my favorite Christian philosophers, called nature one of God's grandest revelations. 

Back to my prayer and contemplation. After asking the question... this is what came to my heart.

"The earth is a reflection of God’s creation, God's revelation, and therefor brings people peace and solace. Man-made items - plastics and inventions - are all a reflection of the human ego and do not bring with them any lasting contentment."

​There we have it.