So often we say things like "my life," "my plans," "my career," "my future." We talk as though we are the owners of everything we have.
But here's the truth: you don't own any of it. Every single thing you have is a gift from God Himself. The breath you just drew — that was God. The beat of your heart right now — that's God. Waking up this morning, having another day, another chance — all of it, a gift from the God who holds your very life in His hands.
James 1:17 says, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights."
We didn't earn the sunrise. We didn't deserve a heartbeat. We can't manufacture another day. God gives it all — freely, generously, moment by moment.
And yet how easy it is to take it for granted. To rush through our days as though life belongs to us, as though our plans are ours alone, as though we are the authors of our own story.
Here is a story that illustrates that —
@ScottHanson Scott, when you said "points points, they have points" regarding the Giants first score in which they would eventually take out the Cardinals.
@peterframpton Hi Peter, I wanted to let you know "Do you feel like we do" has been my cardio workout theme for checking my improvement of my first mile on the treadmill. I use the guitar riff that starts at 12:06 to see where I am at for 1 mile. I used to be at .94 miles at