Counsel #7 — Savor Creation/Nature

Picture: Counsel #7 — Savor Creation/NatureCSL 65.1

Spend time in nature wherever possible. It will contribute toward your peace. Look for the beauty in God’s creation; consciously recognize the beauty in the natural world as a token of God’s love for you.^{[66]https://adventistreview.org/commentary/how-eco-happiness-boosts-wellbeing/}CSL 65.2

”The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul…” Psalms 23:1-3 NKJVCSL 65.3

“Christ loved to gather the people about Him under the blue heavens, on some grassy hillside or on the beach beside the lake. Here, surrounded by the works of His own creation, He could turn their thoughts from the artificial to the natural. In the growth and development of nature were revealed the principles of His kingdom. As men should lift their eyes to the hills of God and behold the wonderful works of His hand, they could learn precious lessons of divine truth. In future days the lessons of the divine teacher would thus be repeated to them by the things of nature. The mind would be uplifted and the heart would find rest.” Ellen White in The Ministry of Healing, p. 54CSL 65.4

Reflect: When you are enjoying the great outdoors, do your thoughts turn to the Creator? What in nature brings your heart closest to Him?CSL 65.5