What 'OWNS' Us?

There are so many things today to distract us. I love getting that word picture thing on facebook that talks about the old days.. drinking out of a water hose, riding bikes without a helmet, sitting in the back of the station wagon without a seatbelt. Yes, I did all of those and more (and sometimes wonder how in the world I survived childhood with so few scars-a skateboard combined with a hill incident comes to mind).

Now we are constantly connected to everything: 

wi-fi, smart phones, laptops, desktops, iPads,

iPods....

well, I think you catch my drift

Over vacation my son kept telling me he wanted to do this and that – at the same time – but he knew he couldn’t.

I believe that is a problem worldwide today. There is SO MUCH and SO MANY OPTIONS available that we are distracted and cannot make up our minds as to what we truly want.

My question to you is this: What ‘OWNS’ you? What is/are your distraction(s)?

Person(s)?

Thing(s)?

Stuff? Excess or not enough?

Money? Lack of money?

Shame?

Regret over a past transgression you haven’t forgiven –or forgotten? What if you are the transgressor?

Have you forgiven yourself?

Disciple has an awesome song called “dear x (you don’t own me). Check out the lyrics to this and see if they don’t speak to you.