God owns it all

Mornin' Ladies!

"Mine" asserts the two year old proudly proclaiming his rights to a toy taken by a brother. Sadly, mine is one of the first words spoken. We don't teach children to be selfish. They are born this way.
"God owns it all!" is printed across the checkbook cover of a mother who has learned to trust God for His provision. What a contrast! Somewhere between toddlerhood and adulthood she forfeited her rights to God. She learned it was God who said, "Everything under heaven belongs to me." Too many of us think we penned that phrase.
Will the two year old one day surrender ownership not only of his toys but of his life? Have we? Could we print "God owns it all" across our checkbook? Our toys? Our children? If God took out our dearest possession away, would we be all right knowing it was never ours anyway? Forfeiting our rights to our toys and our checkbook is one thing. Giving our children back to God is quite another.


Lord, cleanse my heart of thoughts that anything belongs to me. May I mentally stamp "God owns it all" across everything I claim as mine. Thank you for my children. I know they really belong to You, and You can take them back at any moment. May I not live in fear of that truth but in trust. You assure me that if the worst happens Your arms will carry me through difficult days.
Thank You for my checkbook. On days when it is full, I seek You will in distribution of Your money. On days when it is empty, I thank You for Your provision to meet all my needs.
Thank You for my toys. I enjoy them. May I not be selfish with these gifts nor envious of the others' abundance. Thank You for my life. May I live each day knowing it is a gift from you. I surrender my life to You, Jesus.
Everything under heaven belongs to you. There couldn't be a better owner and that brings me peace.

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