What separates me from God? That is easy. My own desires separate me from God. Tithes, short term missions, and “the work of the church” all insulate me from seeking what God wants from me.
What if He wants me to chuck it all and move to Guatemala to serve the poor there, live among them, eat what they eat, drink what they drink, wear what they wear and serve them with all that is left after I give every material possession I have away?
I don’t know. I just don’t know. I can’t say I look forward to that kind of calling. But I should be listening still and willing to go if He asks it of me. And I will leave it up to God to explain it all to my wife if it happens.
I am listening…
According to Earth Policy Institute, “the global consumption of bottled water reached 154 billion liters (41 billion gallons) in 2004.”
According to the Container Recycling Institute, “American consumers purchase over 500 million beverage bottles and cans, on average, every day. Only about one in three are recycled while two out of three beverage containers sold are land?lled, incinerated or littered.”
Bottles for the water requires millions of gallons of oil to make according to Food & Water Watch.
In the US bottled water typically costs more per gallon than gasoline.
The bottled water industry is growing – producing more bottles of water than ever.
Why would we do this to our planet? Bottled water has its place. Certainly providing clean drinking water is vital, but is bottled water the answer to the world’s water problem? Or our water needs? I think not.
At the very least burying our bottles consisutes the loss of billions of dollars in the scrap value of the containers. And those containers affect our planet, its animals, including the quality of life for humans.
Think before you drink, nuff said.