Today was a day I thought was going to be a good day. I was going to start things off right by reading my scriptures and saying my prayers.
Well, I only got to the first part and I only got to read one verse. Perhaps it was the most important verse and thought in that moment, and a preparation of things to come (I just didn't realize how soon).
Ammon and his brothers are out preaching the gospel and they are really struggling. He writes, "Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren... and bear with patience thine afflictions and I will give unto you success" (Alma 26:27).
I thought about how many times I get down, or I want to turn back. This morning was one of those times when my mom got after me. It was a one-sided argument and things were said that didn't need to be said. But I know that in that moment I wanted to be somewhere else.
In all of this, and in my life experiences, I know there are things I am learning, or am supposed to learn. All of them will make me stronger if I chose to let them. I just have to hold on to the promise that if I am patient, the Lord give comfort and success.
The other thing I have been struggling with is how quick people are to pass judgment. They think they know you and your situation, but they really don't.
There are things we do in life that perhaps only we know why we are doing them; or they see us doing one thing and have no clue about all the other things we do/have done. People will look from the outside in, but they are lazy and will only look. Oftentimes they won't take the time to understand. They don't ask.
Perhaps that is one of the biggest social struggles I have. I do things knowing why I am doing them, but I have a hard time explaining to other people why. There are certain things and people I am drawn to, and only the Lord knows why. I figure as long as I am going where the Lord points me, it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks (even though it hurts sometimes).
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