I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
—Romans 8:18-25 (TNIV)
Here is another major piece from Paul on the New Creation. This is our future, not some disembodied state in “heaven.” No, we Christians will have new resurrection bodies that are fitted to live in the new and redeemed creation. If God does not abhor creation and intends to redeem it, dare we ignore it in our present life? What are you doing in your daily activities that shows your respect for God’s creation and your hope in God’s promised New Creation?
And to answer your last question–I drive a 4-cylinder stick-shift car which uses less gas than other kinds.
You left out verses 12-17. I say that because I was intrigued by “…if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,…”. It’s not by the mind, or the body, but by the Spirit to put away our sin-nature (which lives in our bodies?). Again, how we are one being, all the parts wrapped up in one entity, not separate parts. And of course, the Holy Spirit is to be in control.