"It's not my data."

If you really know me, you should also know that I like discovering weird and funny analogies that I can relate them to my own life. It might a big stretch, but I really don't care. It makes sense to me, and I like these parallels in my life, even if I sometimes have to make it up.

Today in one of my classes, we were talking about a database, and how sometimes we're just given all the information in it, but we can't change what's in it because our job is simply to build up the database. Nothing else. Tweaking it won't cut it. When we think something is missing or wrong, instead we have to go to those who actually own the database and make sure what we think is wrong is actually wrong, and then take action accordingly.

Okay, here's where the analogy. Again, it's a stretch, but just bear with me. My life is the mess of data in a huge database. I'm trying to control and change it because I think I know best. "Something's missing. Something's wrong. I should probably fix this in this way aka. my way" My first instinct is to try to change something in my life on my own. You wanna know how well that works out for me? Yeah, not very well. I don't own this life, even though it's mine. God does. My life is 100% His. Yes, He's blessed and given me this life, but He's in charge. He makes all the changes, ultimately. Everything and everyone must go through Him before I have anything to do with it. At least that's how I want to live.

When I desire something in my own life, I need to communicate that to Him through prayer. Sometimes His answer is "yes." Sometimes it's "no." And sometimes it's "not yet." But I trust that He knows best. he truly does have my best interest in life... :)