Not My Own

It is hard to know we are loved unconditionally by God when we live in a world that loves conditionally. Take Tiger Woods, for example.  Tiger was loved by fans, media, and businesses as the most successful golfer ever and the highest-paid professional athlete in the world. He was also recognized as a good family man who even set up youth charities. However, once the media revealed his multiple affairs, many people lost their love for Woods, and he lost several of his endorsements.  Hateful tabloid articles and news reports about Tiger spread all over the world. This is a picture of how fast the world can turn love into hate based on one’s actions. The hard truth is God loves his son Tiger just as much as he loves you and I. Comparing my life to Tiger’s makes me feel sick, but deep down I can see in some ways that my story parallels to his. Besides my professional golfing career (just kidding), like Tiger Wood’s, I try to fill my life with other stuff instead of God to make me happy.

Looking down the aisle, a daunting feeling overwhelmed me while glancing at the endless row of paper products to choose from. I am so sick of making decisions and trying to make the “best” choices. Going against my normal routine, I chose to not check brand names or prices but simply grabbed the closest package of toilet paper within my reach. After all, does it really matter what I wipe my butt with? I am exhausted of getting tied up in the details of life. I was in search for simplicity, merely in search for the essentials… bread, milk, cereal, and toilet paper. Since that’s all I could fit in my hands, I decided to be done. Not many people were in the store, but the few that were there were on their own quest for essentials. I doubt they noticed the emotional weight I was carrying. I know this because I was too focused on my own problems to think about theirs. I walked up to the counter and laid my items down anticipating the dreaded question to come. I knew the cashier

I think this is a prayer we could all learn from if we prayed it. It is from one of my inspirational youth.  Thanks Molly for sharing this... God, Lord, maker of all, power over everything, all knowing; you have adopted me, a sinner, who makes many mistakes one after another. You love me for who I am and allow me to be forgiven for all that I do against  your word. You take me in every mood rather it be I'm down and not following your way or think theres no hope, or in the highest spiritual time in life and happiest I could be. You're the center. You're my center focus in my life.You created me and use me to do your great tasks. You sent you're only begotten son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for OUR sins, MY sins, You saved me and blessed me all and more than I could ever ask for. Whenever I need someone to count on your always by my side. Through thick and thin it does not matter either way. Rather I follow your word on the dotted line or a little off