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Essentially my life revolves around God. I believe that this God is around everywhere and that He ultimately resides in a heaven where I will meet up with Him later in my life.

I guess the way I view the world would go against any logical reasoning because it deals with things intangible like faith, hope, and love. However, it is in these things that provide a basis for my beliefs.

My faith in a God allows me to believe in something out there that cares about people. I believe that he has created everything that man does and does not know. Believing in this also give me hope, something that other religions may not have.

Take Hinduism for example, that worldview includes things like karma and having life put into a cycle. To me, it seems like it leaves little room for hope. If I am living and doing things selfishly, then I could just depend on the next life even though I may move further down in its caste system. There is this frame of mind that I do not have to  put much effort in life if I have another chance in the next one.

For me, my worldview offers the exact opposite. It is highly important to take what God as given us and work with it. As of now, I do not know what that is, but I do know that I have a God out there who has faith in me that I'm doing what I am supposed to be doing. I do not have all of the answers nor do I know what will take place after my life is over, but one thing is for certain; I am living a life.

I value life. It is something important to me and I believe that life is something worth living. It is in this belief that gives me hope, that today is a new day and I do not have to worry about things that have passed. I have hope that I have a bright future ahead of me, hope that my God has good things in store for me and His people.

Having this belief everyday, guides me to make decisions that are going to be helpful to my life. I know that I can count on this belief because there was a time when I did not. My decisions caused me a world of pain. I find it to be true that my beliefs now shape my decisions everyday.

Having this worldview as my guide, has made me surround myself with people who feel the same way. I have friends who value life just as much as I do. Together, it has made each of our lives better. I love being surrounded by my friends. I know that they will be there for me. My faith in God and myself has allowed me to have faith in other people as well.

Not only does my worldview affect the people I surround myself with but it affects what I enjoy doing most: helping people. Since my worldview encourages me to trust other people, it has given me a deep sense of compassion. I love to help others. It givs me a chance to give back all of the blessings that have been bestowed upon my life. Furthermore, it makes me want to show love to others because it was by God who had shown me love first.

My beliefs are something that I hold dear to me. I believe that it is something that I can count on daily. It has made me the person I am today. I do not know everything and there is so much in life that I do not understand but it is ultimately my faith and hope that gets me out of bed in the morning, allows me me to trust people, and to show love.

 

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith means being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.

 

"Relying on God has to begin all over again everyday as if nothing had yet been done..."
                                                       ~C.S. Lewis


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