Walking The Walk

 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?   ~Matthew 6:27 In 1988, Bobby McFerrin wrote on of the most addictive songs in world history.  "Don't worry!  Be Happy!"  I don't think I've heard that song on the radio on time in over thirty years that it hasn't wound up being stuck in my head for a week.  It was the first a cappella song in history to reach number one on the Billboard charts.  There's not a single instrument used.  All the parts are vocal or sounds made by Bobby McFerrin.   Everybody seems to love that song when it came out, and it was made even more popular due to the music video that featured the antics of legendary comedian Robin Williams.   And you could almost say unintentionally, the song is a very Biblical concept boiled down into four words.  Don't Worry.  Be Happy! God didn't build us to worry.  But honestly I don't know many Christians that don't worry on occasion....

"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7 A study reported in the journal Social Psychological & Personality Science indicates Christians may very well be happier than atheists.  What researchers at the University of Illinois did was they performed a computer analysis of nearly 2 million Twitter posts from about 16,000 followers of prominent Christian and atheist personalities.  What they found was that Christians used more positive words than atheists, and talked more about their social relationships. It seems to support previous studies that show a correlation between all religions and a sense of well-being.  One theory is that atheists tend to to be more analytical in their thinking--and at extremes this thinking style can make people feel less content and happy.  Christians on the other hand are more creative in their thinking style, and this can make them feel mo...