Hallelujah, Its Morning!

I hate morning people. There is no reason for people to be as happy as some are in the morning. Yes, of course God has made the day and all is good, but don't be so happy that it becomes annoying. Its like morning people know you don't want to be bothered, so they attack you with a, "HEY CHARLIE! HOW ARE YOU?" with a huge smile on their face. They know exactly how I'm doing...tired! They probably think I am mean, but all i do is look at them and continue brushing my teeth. Morning people are actually the ones being mean trying to shove their happiness on me...what are they thinking?!

For those of you that know me best, I'm not only a negative person in the morning but also when it comes to life in general. I guess the official term would be "pessimistic." I say that the nice cold glass of chocolate milk is half empty, not half full. If you ask me an outcome to a KU football game that will be a good match-up, I will probably say they will lose. Why? Because if they do lose, I was right, and if they win I am happy. In either cases its a win/win situation. Pessimism is the way for me!

But on a serious note, no one should allow pessimism to rule their life. Paul tells a young preacher named Titus about "the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time." Why should I look at life in a pessimistic way if what is promised to me is eternal life?! I shouldn't and neither should you. The God of eternity has promised eternity to us.

Today in Youth Ministry class, we talked about the ways people look at the world. Some view it with false optimism. They look at the world and all the evil. They say, "Don't worry, everything is going to be just fine. it will all work out." And so the people who say this don't do anything. They just hope things will get better. But they don't. Another view of the world and its state is habitual pessimism. They look at the world and say, "Things are terrible. It's so bad that there is nothing we can do about it." These people who say this don't do anything either. They forfeit any influence they could have had because they see it as a lost cause. Both of these views do nothing to change the world. They sit their and hope or complain.

However, there is something we can do! We can tell them of the hope we have in Christ. The benefits of being a Christian is awesome! Love, peace, and eternal life. Of course, the Christian life is not all peachy. Jesus didn't promise a perfect life, but its benefits totally out weigh the setbacks. We need to change the world that is crying out for help. Death is not the end of existence, and we need to let people know! We have hope in eternal life with our God. So is Pessimism a valid way to live? No Way! Will I start being nice to those "Morning People" in the morning? Never!