In HIS Grip

Well here it is, 2009. It seems like just a couple years ago we were worried about Y2K. How time flies. I remember some years ago that I would make resolutions because I thought that was necessary. But as the years went by, I quit making them because I usually didn't keep them. I have come to realize that I don't have to do anything just because it's the "norm". One thing I don't like is keeping up with the status quo. Being recently divorced I don't have the "luxury" of living in a house that would make the cover of Southern Living or Better Homes and Gardens, but I do have a home, I do have a bed to sleep in, and I have all the necessities that those who live in "nicer" homes have. I don't want to do anything or have anything just because "everyone else" does it or has it. While some people are struggling to keep up with mortgage payments and credit card payments, I have NO credit card debt and rent that's under $400/month. So all I have to be concerned with is my car pmt and utilities for this humble little place I call home.

When people look at me as a Christian, do they feel sorry for me because of my situation? Do they think that God is withholding blessings from me because I don't live in a nicer home and/or drive a fancy car? No. God promises that He will supply all my NEEDS.....not my wants. Sure, I would love to have my dream home (a log home with a great mountain view), but that is a want, not a need. Sometimes I wonder why I can't have what I want and I tend to let a little envy creep in because I don't have what others have, but then I hear about how people in their nice homes with their fancy cars are struggling to stay afloat and I realize how blessed I am and I wouldn't trade places with them for anything in this world.