ARE YOU PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY?

Sustainability. We hear this on the morning investment talk shows on the Houston Media Channel when speaking of investments in companies. Are they sustainable? Do they utilize electric cars for their fleets?  The City of Houston speaks about being green by having a "ride the bike to work day". Organizations that are charitable also strive to utilize recycling. In other words there is no violating of the “principles” of taking care of the earth with respect to pollution. The organizations are sustainable in utilizing recycled materials, and going to websites to prevent paper waste and utilize solar energy generation as well as heat their own water without water heaters. Sustainability in these days and times means LONG TERM PROFITABILITY for our progeny.

Yet we as individuals are sometimes less than sustainable in not exercising, overeating, failing to exercise our spiritual body in fellowship with the saints or not taking notes from sermons. We then suffer from spiritual malnourishment by failing to snack and eat main meals of the WORD OF GOD, sometimes quickly running out to participate in veiled pornographic rituals  watching for the cheerleaders at games.  In essence, we fail to follow what we know is our home training and church training given in our youth. It is like failing to brush our teeth in the morning for months. Then we seek dental cosmetics. WE BECOME LESS THAN SUSTAINABLE, GOING INTO DEBT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. We may find ourselves  obese, and wanting to do drugs to lose weight only to have it backfire in more obesity, and heart disease.

The whole earth groaneth due to the sin of Adam, and the curse placed upon it , awaiting its undoing when Jesus comes back. Do not make the earth groan more and or the Holy Spirit by neglecting one of the above necessary exercises. Slow down on those highways and byways. Pollute less air. In general try to sin less.

 Jesus in John 15 gives us the ultimate instructions on sustainability. Stay grafted. Without staying in the vine (listening to sermons reading, studying  and doing the Word) we become less than sustainable. If we bear no fruit we are taken away. If we bear fruit we are purged.  Be ready. Have you been purged lately? This is a check, ONLY A CHECK.

Jesus is the LIFE. Abiding in Him and telling others to, especially in this season will backfire in a positive way by making you more sustainable.

Prayer:

Lord, please allow me to stay in the vine. Allow me to expect purging and not complain as this is your plan for MORE FRUIT. I love you Lord, and help me to have patience on these highways by following the existing speed limit. Allow me the strength to stay away from those things that are not good for my sustainability with you like drugs, the number one being alcohol AND ANYTHING SMOKED.  Allow me to sustain the body by seeking those that do not look like me to help physically  and give financial gifts to, especially in this season. May you be praised and glorified for the outcome