~The Chief
Something in this statement grabbed my attention. I believe there are shows we identify with because they have elements in them that either are happening, or have happened in our lives.
Right now in my professional life I feel like that eager puppy: enthusiastic to be taught and to learn. But there is an Erica Hann over me... She is confident in what she does and knows she is good, recognized as one of the best in her field.
I arrived looking for a mentor from one of the best in the business. I wanted to learn from the best and there-by become one of the best. But like Christina, I am feeling my spirit and enthusiasm crush everyday. The eager person I was is slowly staying away in order not to feel more of the crushing effect.
Last week, I was taught (once again) that I am the determiner of my destiny. I will make it where ever I am going with or without her, with or without my current employer.
My beautiful visiting teacher stopped by tonight and shared an inspired message. It is just another testimony to me that God knows who I am and the struggles I am going through. She shared a quote from Pdte. Henry B. Eyring's talk "Walk in the Light."
"It is by faith that you can lay hold upon every good thing. I pray with all my heart that your faith will be increased that you are a daughter of a loving God. I testify to you that you have been one of the valiant ones to reach the point where you now are in this journey of life. Just as you are marked as a target by the enemy of righteousness, you have been protected and watched over by your Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. They know you. They know all of the forces and individuals around you. They know what is ahead of you. And so They know which of the choices you make, which of the desires you decide to satisfy, and which of the circumstances around you will make the most difference in keeping you walking in the light. I testify that by the Spirit of Christ and by the Holy Ghost, you may walk confidently in whatever difficulties will come. Because you are so valuable, some of your trials may be severe. You need never be discouraged or afraid. The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise faith.
"You must have faith to pray. You must have faith to ponder the word of God. You must have faith to do those things and go to those places which invite the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost.
"I promise you that within the next few days you will feel the illumination of the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost in your everyday life. When you walk in the light, you will feel at that moment some of the warmth and the happiness that will finally be yours when you are welcomed home again with the hundreds and perhaps thousands of others whom you will bring with you, who have walked in the light because you did."
Wow! All I can say is wow... God knows everything I am going through right now. He knows what my future holds in store, and as much as I want Him to tell me how the story ends sometimes, He knows I will value the answers I find more."Because you are so valuable, some of your trials may be severe." As hard as the Erics Hann's are in my life, those are the experiences that will make the most difference in my life and keep me walking in the light. These trials, as hard as they may be, will serve me better than the easy flowing river of life.
I must make the decision to walk in the light so that others too can see the light and follow after me. By not walking in the light, Satan and Erica Hann win. By walking in the light, I continue to be the eager puppy who is waiting for a new piece of knowledge to be thrown her way and to devour it up.
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