today i was walking home... and it dawned on me... a sort of liberating thought..

we are not our own.
we were never our own.
for before we were born, He purchased us.

I've never actually fully understood what this meant. but it actually just hit me today in midst of all the rain. As the water droplets were lightly dancing on my face, it felt like a cleansing had taken place. a re-re-birth. a burden lifted. wow. how freeing that is no? looking at that perspective, why do i ever need to worry about anything in life... for this is His purchased life that I am living. I am His. I am not my own.

I hope this world never hardens my heart to You. I hope this joy I have in You is never replaced with cynicism or negativity. I hope I always wake up each day with a smile on my face, for it is a new day that I get the chance to live for You! no matter where I end up, may your work be done in me. I am content. wow. I am so content that it kinda freaks me out.