The yellow ball..

It's so simple, as a child's toy.


All parents know the trap of Christmas gifts and birthday presents. The list is long and often expensive. Christmas morning all the gifts are nicely wrapped and under the tree.
A couple hours later the presents are unwrapped and all the toys are in a pile. The expensive gift is the one that is played with and all the others are left for another day. But that remote control car or talking dolly will soon break or the batteries die.

But that one toy you bought for 99 cents just to fill out the list.. the ball.. is the one that will hold the longest.

The ball - so underestimated.

One of the most simple toys a child can have and yet one that brings so much joy and play.
We have no big expectations for the ball, it rolls, it bounces. We are content with that.

The smile it brings to a young child. It isn't scary, it is a trusted toy.

Although this ball sometimes knocks vases over when kicked inside or crashes through a window when playing soccer we still love this toy.
Children and adults alike. Boys grow up into football or soccer players, from high-school ball to collage scholarships. The ball follows, to something that might even become a career.

So simple, yet such a big part in our lives.It exist only for the purpose of bringing happiness.
Just as simple as a bright yellow ball is, so is our existence on earth, there is no anxiety in the ball it doesn't have to preform or achieve anything. It is still loved.

We were not created to do good or be examples. We were not created to help others or to find a cure for cancer. There is no complex reason for our being it is very simple.
We were created because God loved us and wanted to love us. It doesn't matter how much you give or how good of a person you are. It doesn't matter if you have alot or a little. It doesn't matter if you achieve great things in your life or don't achieve anything.

We see our lives as a remote control car or Ipod or something other complex, when all that matters and the only reason for our existence is the fact that God loved us.

In our standards we decide that if it doesn't cost us anything it's not worth anything.

Remember that God paid the ultimate price for us, He gave His son.

We don't have children because it's easier to live.
Children cost money and time and effort.. sleepless nights, school projects, worry.. the list goes on and on.

So why do we have children? - Because we love them.

Simple.
Just as simple as a bright yellow ball.