New Ways of Looking at Things

Looking back at what I thought was good entertainment when I was my younger self, I can be appalled, shocked, surprised, humbled...you get the picture.

What has changed?  I have.  My world view, my heart ties, how I see myself and others have all changed.  In my opinion, the changes are for the better.  I like myself more.

So, "R" rated movies are rare and, if I find offense I find it easy to walk out or turn off.  Time is too precious to waste on bad entertainment choices.  There are too many things in life where we do not get a choice.

Yielding

As a human being, I have choices.

Some choices are trivial: chocolate vs. vanilla (anyone who has been around for a while knows that I consider dark chocolate to be a food group), Rangers or Islanders.

Some will affect the rest of your life: marriage partner, whether or not to have children.

As a professing Christian, it is my choice whether or not I am going to yield to God's will. I have found that, when I do, life goes ever so much more smoothly.

Most of the time, doing things my way, without using God's perspective, I fail miserably. Not only do I fail myself but I fail everyone around me. When I use God's perspective in my decision making, I am not guaranteed an easy ride but I am ever so much successful and content.

This evening I was bummed out by a loved one's stinkin' attitude. Not only was I bummed out, I was angered and ready to lash out. Not trusting my tongue, I held it and got away from this person as fast as possible. I then snapped at someone else and needed to apologize. It was then that I realized I hadn't yielded my attitude to God. Now, I am writing this and watching Captain America with The Boy. (The Boy and I are both into super hero movies and the original Star Wars.)

I had a choice: wallow in anger and resentment or yield to God's desire for me to pray for the offending loved one and praise God for His blessings. I won't lie to you. It took my the senseless snapping at my boy to make me realize my selfish spirit.

At one time, it wouldn't have mattered and I would have continued in my folly. Thankfully, I am finally learning.