I LOVE Mornings! Don't You?

By Kim Thornton

Do you complain about mornings, especially Monday morning? It's something that seems to be endemic in our society. And that's a real shame.

But pause for a moment and think about the alternative.

Anyone who complains about morning should keep this that in mind, If it's a choice between waking up and not, well, which do you prefer?

But for most MCs (morning complainers) it's not a question of waking up or not, it's what their life is like when they do wake up. The way I see it is, if you're complaining about waking up in the morning, you must be pretty unhappy about your lot in life. Wouldn't you agree?

Let's face it, waking up with a new day laid out before you, 24 new fresh hours ready for you to experience is really a wonderful gift.

Now I know that every minute of every day can be filled with pure joy and happiness. Every waking moment can't be overflowing with enthusiasm. That's simply unrealistic. We all have things we must do that we'd rather not. There are mundane boring activities that must be attended to. But... to "hate" mornings speaks volumes to me. It says you've made some poor choices in life. Let's face it, if thinking about doing some unpleasant tasks colors your entire perspective on life, wake up and smell the roses!

Because life really is all the choices we make. We make hundreds, maybe thousands of them every day. The vast majority of our choices are small such as what shirt to wear or should I have that second cup of coffee, and a few are major such as the decision to buy a new house or to find a new job.

Some of our choices involve physical things as mentioned above. But many are strictly between the ears! And that's what I want to focus on in the rest of this article. And it brings us back to the MCs.

We all make the choice of waking up to a day full of opportunities and challenges or focusing on all the things we dread.

It's a question of choices.

Let's say you find yourself in a job you detest. Why are you there? What choices did you make to get there and what choices are you making that keep you there?

Is your choosing to be miserable making things worse. Could you improve your enjoyment of life if you simple made a choice to be happier, to greet people with a smile and to be more helpful?

Whether you like it and accept it or not, we all choose the outlook we have towards life. It really is sad that a lot of people choose to be victims. And yes, that is a choice people make. Maybe not consciously, but that's the nature of being a victim. In reality most people who play the victim role won't even recognize themselves as such.

Now I'm not saying that you choose to be a victim, it's just an example. What I am going to do though, is challenge you to take a serious look at your perspective on life.

If you fall short, in other words if you don't view life as a great and wonderful adventure that you anticipate with enthusiasm every day, I challenge you to make some new choices. Do you need to find some new opportunities to go after or do you simply need to start seeing life in a new light?

It's your choice!

About the Author:

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Five Foundations Of A Christian Worldview

By Walter Lindgren

Christian believers typically adhere to five traditions that form a worldview that shapes the nature of their beliefs. This outlook may also contain characteristics that other individuals perceive as factors which, in fact, identify a person as a Christian. The article that follows is not intended to be a creed or the final statement on the matter, but a dependable outline of Christian beliefs.

The first point of such a worldview is belief in a single God, monotheism, and an over-arching love of the deity who is specifically accountable for all creation. With this as the foundation of a Christian worldview, for example, an individual's opinion of concepts that do not acknowledge God or that do not recognize the origin of creation will lead to a lack of agreement with these ideas.

The second factor in a Christian worldview is acceptance of Jesus as the son of God and the only salvation for humans, in the sense that Jesus is the path to everlasting life in heaven. In order to be a "Christian," the meaning of the term requires literal faith in Jesus as a personal savior. This affects an individual's worldview in several ways, primarily in the contexts of knowing that others who believe in Jesus are also saved, that those who reject this belief are not part of the church community, and that there may be a need for educating others about the Christian faith.

The third element of describing a worldview for the Christian faith is a belief in the Holy Ghost (or Spirit) as the active presence of God's power, especially as shown by the acts of the apostles. This leads to the need for good works, or positive actions, through the church and within the community. A Christian approach to life will develop active expressions of one's faith to affect other people.

The fourth component of such a worldview would be the notion of Christians as people of the book, biblios, the Bible. The Bible functions as a source of inspiration and specifically describes the point of view that each Christian should use to evaluate the events of their lives. The New Testament shows people how to believe, think, and act in order to be Christians which, in turn, forms one's worldview.

And the fifth element is the instruction that Christians are to demonstrate their "love" for other people in every aspect of their lives. From the basis of choosing to love other people, a Christian worldview accepts that all things will ultimately demonstrate God's love for his faithful, that belief in Jesus is the path to everlasting life, and that Christians can express that love through their actions toward others.

A worldview developed from these five Christian principles may lead to the personal observation that God will take care of all things in good time, and that belief in Jesus, faith in the community of the church, and actions that express love toward others will result in a calm, peaceful, joyous life, though not without sufferings of the faith and physical world. And it is the promise of salvation through Jesus that gives genuine meaning to the Christian worldview.

About the Author:

W. H. Lindgren is a published writer now working on a fiction novel. For an in-depth review of today's Christian news and events, visit http://www.FreeChristianPress.com.