i'm actually back-dating this ... i thought it would be most appropriate as the 'first post'
..at the time it didn't occur to me to explain the title.. or maybe i just had no idea how to put it into words, i just knew i wanted to name it that.. 'not my own' ..
my first thought was the verse that says, "you are not your own; you were bought at a price. therefore honor God with your body..." (1Corinthians 6:19-20)
...not only does it remind me that my life is not my own, but neither is my 'stuff' or the things or the people that i love.. if i'm not careful i will tend to cling to those things rather than just enjoy and love them the way i'm intended to..
.. "not my own" is my reminder that my life, my body, and all the things i enjoy, collect, keep, and hold onto are His first! ..they are not mine to cling to or do with as i please...