I have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror that reads…
I wonder how my life will turn out today?
The intended emphasis is wonder…
the wonder-ment of life.
But one day I read it differently.
The meaning conveyed was more of a sense of possession.
In our western capitalistic society we are all too familiar with possession, aren’t we?
That’s what life is all about…possessing things.
But sometimes the things we think we possess…
we really don’t at all.
We have a home until the bank takes it.
We have our health until disease takes it.
We have our looks until age takes it.
We have our spouses until separation, divorce, or death takes them.
We have our children until adulthood takes them.
We have our hopes and dreams until disillusionment takes them.
So, what is it that we are really capable of possessing in this life of ours?
That brings me back to my little sticky note…
this life that I have is indeed mine…
it truly is my life.
That is so easy to miss, isn’t it?
You’re persuaded throughout your life that you don’t really possess it at all.
Do you possess your life?
Our does your work, kids, spouse, debts, commitments, infirmities, or circumstances possess your life?
But the truth really is…
My life is mine.
It is the one thing that is truly mine.
You just can’t say that about anything else.
So, really I determine the quality, or lack thereof, of my life…
not circumstances, or things, or people.
So I want to encourage the decision to do just that.
That is, to stop obsessing about what you can’t possess and fully take ownership of what you can…
your life.
Sorry but this is wrong. You dont own your life either. It belongs to God thru Christ Jesus alone. If you clutch onto your life, you will lose it in death. But if you acknowledge that Christ is the true and only owner of your life, and you lay it down before him, you will have it forever. There is no other way. This is the great and ultimate gift to each of us to accept or reject.
Leon, thanks for your comment. I’ve posted tons about religion and my past and present views on that topic…this blog is not religious…spiritual, yes, but not religious. While I respect anyone’s view, suffice it to say that there are millions, billions even, that would not agree with you…are they all wrong? I would prefer to take ownership of my own life…the one god gave me…than relinquish it to a singular religious viewpoint…