Do you see yourself as the owner of this world and the things you have in it?

Question

Or do you see yourself as a caretaker and accountable to a higher power? I myself believe that I am a caretaker and that nothing in this world is mine but only placed in my care. I will one day make an accounting to my Creator and my Savior as to how wisely I have used or treated what was entrusted. What are your feelings?

Peace Be With You,
Debra

Answer 1

There is nothing here to own. It's all Gods property. I am just borrowing it for the time being. Hopefully I can return it in the best condition, when I am done using it.

Answer 2

The best answer I can give you, to help you with your obvious dilemma, is not to fret over the issue. Consider the following.

Scientists will soon explain why some people are religious and believe in God, and why there’s so much trouble caused in the world by religion. Scientists have already shown that some people carry a "warrior" gene that makes them more prone to violence and criminal acts.

Some people are genetically predisposed to violence and criminal acts, and I believe scientists have also found that some people are genetically predisposed to religious or spiritual acts, but have yet to publish their full findings to avoid a public uproar.

Scientists may well discover that people who are predisposed to the “religious or spiritual” gene are probably more likely to also be predisposed to the “warrior” gene, which would ultimately cause these people to have religious conflicts like crusades and wars. It is already a well known fact that religion is responsible for the majority of wars, conflict and murder of innocent life since humanity began.

Religious people do not understand the question “why” and so God, Religion, the Bible, or whatever, takes over and controls their mind. The trouble with this solution, unlike science, is that anything can be twisted into whatever you wish to believe and therefore is always right. Sadly to say, that’s irrational thought.

However, there must be a rational explanation why religious people act in such an irrational manner, and I think scientists will prove in the near future that it’s all a function of genetic disposition.

If you wish to be a caretaker, then be a caretaker. Hope that helps you.

Answer 3

I definitely see things in the world as temporary - "You can't take it with you." But at the same time I can't hand all of the accomplishments I've achieved and worked so hard for over to a higher power other than myself. I can't just relinquish everything good I have to "God's goodwill." Don't I get any credit for what I do?

Answer 4

I see myself as a caretaker and seriously wish that other caretakers would start to fulfil their role instead of leaving the rest of us to clear up their mess. My possesions .... I don't own but have been blessed with the means of being able to have them in my life and to enjoy them.

Answer 5

I think there are things that I own in this world. I also believe that I will be held accountable. Most of my possessions I am earning for my children to have a better life as well as my employees and wife.

Answer 6

I know that I own nothing in this world, not even my own body, because I have resolved to die to self, and live for Jesus. He died for me, so that I may live for him.

I do know that I have been entrusted with six wonderful children to raise up for God, and I take this trust very seriously. I do not want to face judgement to find that I wasted what God gave, or that I refused to give back what was given.

Answer 7

everything I have is temporary, thus making everything on Earth an illusion. Everything that has a beginning has an end. That's just the way it is. I don't need to believe in a higher power to figure that out.

Answer 8

Debra,

You are exactly right - Nothing here did we create, and there is nothing here that we can take with us. On Judgment ALL will give accounting for their lives - then this earth will be destroyed with fire - all will be gone.

Thank you for an excellent question!

Answer 9

Technically, "Owner" means that you have the right to do whatever you want with an object. Now, whether you exercise that right in a thoughtful responsible way, or not, does not make you any less the owner of it.

Answer 10

Neither of the two. I own a few items on this earth, and other people own the other things. Most things are owned by someone. And then, there's the earth, the air, and so on, which are everybody's.