FAILED ATTEMPT
Skipped yet another day, two, three, four... of blogging...patience, patience, there's nothing much to do other than try to catch up. The holidays have taken over...AHHHH I wish I could be Mary right now. Alas, the Saviour also loved Martha. I just got too caught up. I want sparkles and cheer in my house, for the price of what? I need to find some time to reflect, needless to say it did bring temporary joy, as does every worldly activity. Nevertheless, the guilt sets in as I contemplate the time put into decorating and not spiritually preparing for the ONLY holiday that reflects on the most significant gift our Father in Heaven has given, the birth of the Holy One of Israel, Emmanuel, the Christ.
This is the scripture that popped out to me as I was reading in Doctrine and Covenants: 78: 5-7
"That you may be equal in the bonds of Heavenly things, yea and earthly things also, for the obtaining of Heavenly things. For if ye are not equal in earthly things, ye cannot be equal in obtaining heavenly things; For if you will that I give into you a place in the celestial world, you must prepare yourselves by doing the things which I have commanded you and required of you."
Who says the scriptures don't make sense...what a call to repentance. I need to get down on my knees and look at my priorities yet again. I thought I was doing okay, maybe about a week ago, and now it's back to retraining myself.
My scripture study takes the back-burner, never! Not me! Just Kidding. I have had some thoughts come to my mind as I think about my Father in Heaven, who always knows best. I owe my every being to Him.
I can't believe we're at years end, already! Few...What a whirlwind of a year, but I am still grateful for that Love that sustains us and keeps us whole. That love comes from a patient, nurturing, loving parent that watches all His children from the Heavens; a viewpoint no one could fathom. As He sits from afar and watches us; I wonder, even though he knows all, if he still hopes that we choose one way over the other, or that we would focus more on Him other than the world. A world of greed, selfishness, ungratefulness, idolatry and idle worshipping. A place where the hearts of men are centred on frivolities of this life, like I said earlier, temporary pleasures as opposed to the joy of salvation.
To conclude this chapter the Saviour promises 22: "And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things. Amen." Now how can I deny the power of these words? We are stewards over the knowledge that he gives us and if we idle that knowledge away we are breaking our covenant to Him. I pray to have more strength and energy to be an instrument in the Lord's hands, to use all that he has given me in serving His children however He needs.
This is the scripture that popped out to me as I was reading in Doctrine and Covenants: 78: 5-7
"That you may be equal in the bonds of Heavenly things, yea and earthly things also, for the obtaining of Heavenly things. For if ye are not equal in earthly things, ye cannot be equal in obtaining heavenly things; For if you will that I give into you a place in the celestial world, you must prepare yourselves by doing the things which I have commanded you and required of you."
Who says the scriptures don't make sense...what a call to repentance. I need to get down on my knees and look at my priorities yet again. I thought I was doing okay, maybe about a week ago, and now it's back to retraining myself.
My scripture study takes the back-burner, never! Not me! Just Kidding. I have had some thoughts come to my mind as I think about my Father in Heaven, who always knows best. I owe my every being to Him.
I can't believe we're at years end, already! Few...What a whirlwind of a year, but I am still grateful for that Love that sustains us and keeps us whole. That love comes from a patient, nurturing, loving parent that watches all His children from the Heavens; a viewpoint no one could fathom. As He sits from afar and watches us; I wonder, even though he knows all, if he still hopes that we choose one way over the other, or that we would focus more on Him other than the world. A world of greed, selfishness, ungratefulness, idolatry and idle worshipping. A place where the hearts of men are centred on frivolities of this life, like I said earlier, temporary pleasures as opposed to the joy of salvation.
To conclude this chapter the Saviour promises 22: "And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things. Amen." Now how can I deny the power of these words? We are stewards over the knowledge that he gives us and if we idle that knowledge away we are breaking our covenant to Him. I pray to have more strength and energy to be an instrument in the Lord's hands, to use all that he has given me in serving His children however He needs.
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