XI. HOW SHOULD I THEN LIVE?

As I am reading about global warming and seeing the effects in the extreme acts of nature that are happening more and more, it strengthens my belief that the power of nature will overwhelm and overcome anything that mankind can manufacture.  God made this world with a delicate sense of order and whenever we human beings tamper with that delicate order or try to master it, we will fail.  And when we fail we will suffer the consequences of that failure. 

I remember going to Great Falls after one of the big hurricanes and seeing the destruction of walkways made out of cement and iron, just crumbled and twisted as the raging water ran through its pathway.  Now in South Carolina watching roads, bridges, and dams crumble by the raging water brings the force of nature to the forefront.  In the end nature wins and we can do nothing against its might and strength.

The native of old learned to live with nature, not try to control it.  They saw nature as gods to be appealed to.  That is idolatry, but the principle is a good one.  Nature deserves our awe and respect.  It always wins.  We need to appreciate and learn from it; we need to live within IT’S rules and boundaries, not try to force it to live by ours.

Some say the damage is too far gone and we will live in the consequences of that.  That means we need to adapt to what we have done to this world in our pride and arrogance.  More than anything else we need to stop, repent, and recalculate how we live on this earth that God freely gave us to live on.

How should I then live needs to be an important focus of my daily self examination.  For that I can go back to the Source, to the One who created the world and knows it so well.

es'>  They are the gifts of God that He installed within me at birth, to keep me safe and secure.