Mine?

“I want it to be mine.” Those were the words of my middle daughter. We recently took advantage of a phone plan deal, that allowed us to get 4 free phones. I was nervous about the whole idea, due to all the cyber bully issues that have been arising.

Thankfully though, there are amazing resources for parents to help block the crap. I can Lock the phones from being used. I can set a bedtime. I can set a screen time limit. All apps require my approval password. I am a huge fan!!!

Anyways, our middle child is a bit of a rebel. She is not a big fan of responsibility. I know, I know, not many are fans.

Well, last night, my husband once again reminded her that the phone was not her’s. She flipped out! Now, she can still use it. She can still download things. She basically has full access. Yet, that phrase, It is Not Your’s, sent her into a tailspin. Somehow ownership is very important to her.

After she had somewhat calmed down, I decided it was time to once again teach her about ownership. I began to explain the concept of steward. That a steward is a person that is charged with taking care of someone else’s possessions. We went through some things in the house, and I asked her who owns them. She either would name off my name or my husband’s. After a few minutes, I dropped the bomb. I told her, I don’t own anything here on earth, even my body. Her mouth dropped open. I shared this verse with her;
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19‭-‬20 NLT

We chatted about how we should take care of God’s possessions. That ownership really isn’t all what it is cracked up to be. It was then that she realized, the phone didn’t need to be her’s, because it would always be God’s first. So she said that she would take really good care of it for Him.