Blog for September 9th, 2024
What I don’t have
My old house needs a lot of work. So I was thinking of my kids, nieces and nephews and friends houses. It seems they have much nicer and newer homes than I do. I started thinking about the things I don’t have. Like a beautiful, newer house. Like a brand-new car, the cabin in the mountains I’ve always wanted. So much money in the bank I could travel and visit my peeps all over the world. Take my family on big vacations.
There is so much that I don’t have that I thought I wanted, needed and should have. I don’t have a maid, I don’t have the will power to resist foods bad for me. I don’t have anyone to watch my dog if we want to leave home for a night or more.
Because I am not using drugs, I don’t have any pending court dates. I don’t have hangovers, or cirrhosis of the liver, I don’t have Hep C. I don’t have heart failure, I don’t have to stay up all night, I get good sleep. I don’t have to hustle up money for poison to kill me, I don’t have to go along with crazy people to do crazy stuff. I don’t have to break the law.
I don’t have to be a part of gossip and tearing others down. I don’t have to believe everything I hear, nor do I have to submit to doctors and their drugs. I don’t have to go along with insane political views, I don’t have to give my money to people who are against what I believe in. I don’t have to harbor malice or hate for anyone.
I don’t have to put up with mean people and bullies, no matter how they disguise themselves, you know, the wolf in sheep’s clothing. I don’t have to help people if it’s a hardship for me or my family or even if I just don’t want to. I don’t have to pay people to be my friends or to like me.
Back to the bigger, better houses, I don’t have to go in debt to keep up with Jones. I don’t have to worry about who I told what lie to. I don’t have to lose sleep at night for worrying about all the wrongs I’ve done and hurting other people. I don’t have to worry about paying my bills, because I don’t spend my money on drugs, I can afford to pay my bills. I don’t have to worry about debt, because I don’t have any, and that’s because I don’t have a big, new fancy house I can’t afford.
I don’t have to worry about my best friends stabbing me in the back, I don’t have to worry about my husband cheating on me, lying to me, or being mean and devious. And he doesn’t have to worry about me doing those things either.
I’m just gonna throw this in there and let you know that I don’t have to worry about going to hell, in my faith, I am safe and secure in my Father’s will. I don’t have to worry about not having “back up” when I am having difficulties in this life. Because God always has my back.
There is so much that I do not have, and I’m good with that, because what I do have far exceeds what I don’t have. If God wants me to have that big fancy house or new cars, I would! I do have three vehicles that run very well and are paid for, because I take good care of them. I don’t have to worry about the repo guy sneaking up on us.
I hope you too don’t have to worry too much about the things you don’t have.
Question of the Week: What don’t you have?
