[Blog] Price tag

These days, almost everything has a price. You want a tv, price tagged. You want an iPhone, price tagged. You want a car, price tagged. Our needs and wants have tags attached to it if we want to bring them home. Sadly, a lot of people nowadays put a tag to themselves as well. This is real and real ugly.

People identify themselves on the things they carry with them. They believe that they earn respect and acceptance because "they belong." There are those who would go beyond their means just to be at the level of their friends' lifestyle. They will break the bank to sustain their so-called luxurios life but for how long? One day, they would see themselves empty handed and worse, no friends beside them. This is one of the tragic endings of a price tagged relationship. Everything is dispensable. Material things get out dated and would require cash for replacement so as their friendship - dispensable; replaceable.

Sometimes, people put a tag price at themselves and they cost very cheap. Dating these days costs something - dinner, gifts, movies - all of these have a price tagged to it. They all cost something. Sadly, their price tag is the total of these. Extremely, there are those whose tag price costs the unlimited cellphone service for a day. Morality's knock on the door couldn't be heard anymore because his suave moves sweeps your feet away. Worst, after they use you, they will never show up anymore.

We sometimes exchange our dignity for a temporary and fake happiness. This we prefer over waiting for what has been prepared for us. We often go for what we want rather than being still and patiently wait for what God has well thought out for us. A lot of times in my past but truly, God's plans are better than mine. They are more grand than what I have already orchestrated to materialize.

Let go and let God do what He does best. Let Him control your life; let Him take the wheel for He will give you beyond your needs and wants - His grace is enough, truly. Our redemption costs His flesh and blood. We cannot put a price tag to that.