Why this…

Today I found myself being controlled and I didn’t mind.

There was a red sign and it said “STOP”…and I stopped.

There were these yellow lines in the middle of the road and I didn’t cross them.

There were white signs with numbers on them and I corresponded the speed of my car with the numbers on the signs.

I paid some taxes, I paid a large fee to get a little sticker put on my car, I parked where it said I could park and I didn’t park where it said not to park.

And yet, when someone tells me what to wear…I hate it…

There are a lot of government “taxes” that I think are just wrong. I don’t fight them. I just vote and hope for the best.

I don’t fully know why the mask thing drives me nuts. But it does. And that’s ok actually. But why this? Hate wearing them. Feel claustrophobic. Hate how muffled my already muffled voice is in them. I don’t like being told what to do. And yet, every day, all day, there are red, yellow and white signs telling me what to do and I do it.

And while all that is true, I realized something larger is true. God doesn’t care. This falls directly in line with what Jesus said…”give to Caesar what is Caesars”. Will I not shop at places that require it? Yes. Will I move to places you don’t have to wear them? Yes.

But more importantly…it’s time for me to give to Caesar what is Caesars. God doesn’t care about it. But he does care how I love Him and how I love others.