Today, what's cooking is Freecycle.org. A cool website that an associate turned me on to. Another form of recycling, the idea is to gift items you no longer need. They are things that normally would either go to a consignment shop or landfill.
It is true that one persons trash can be another's treasure. I myself have received things destined for the landfill. I've been able to recycle them for my own purpose and even turn them into things for others to genuinely appreciate.
As an entrepreneur, my first thought was, "But I could sell that and make some money! Why give it away free!" As a Christian, I have found out, that it is much better to give, than to receive.
It is humbling to receive a much needed gift at the hand of a stranger. It is fulfilling to know that what I have given makes a difference to someone. (Perhaps that is my own need to be needed.)
In Proverbs, it says that in watering others, one is watered. Most of the people gifting, probably, have no idea the reason that they feel so good about 'freecycling' is because they are fulfilling a Biblical principle. How can they not feel joyful and be blessed when they are obeying their creator. I think, if people knew how fun it is to serve God, less would struggle with being a Christian. But that is another topic ...
Monday, September 28, 2009
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