When it comes to procrastination, I am so thankful for the Atonement.
Sometimes
life catches up with me. I get overwhelmed at everything that I haven't
accomplished, and I allow my failures to effect my present and my
future. I keep hoping that I am done doing that, but I am only human so
this challenge presents itself again repeatedly.
The more I have
begun to understand the Gospel, the more comfort that The Atonement
gives me. I know that my Heavenly Father has the utmost patience in me:
after all, it took me 47 years to actually read the scriptures. Once I
did, I began to understand the obligation that I had made when I chose
to make the Baptismal Covenant.
The one lesson that has repeated itself more than any other this past year, is not to lean unto my own understanding. This lesson is a very difficult one. I have received so many blessings.
Like
many people I have received a bit of revelatory blessing, but not
complete with clear interpretation. So, on many occasions I have had the
tendency to interpret a drop within an ocean; only to find that when I
attempted to interpret (read: lean upon my OWN understanding), rather
than just follow His promptings, I tended to mistake the ocean for a
bucket of muddy water in my back yard.
Heavenly
Father has guided my journey so carefully, knowing my heart and my soul
and my deepest fears and desires. I know that. I also know that there
is an adversary, that Satan knows how to tempt me into doubt and
despair. His minions work in the shadows of my fears.
When I start
listening to all that I haven't accomplished, all that I haven't done; I
am only giving strength to Satan and his demons. I try to remember
that, but sometimes that is a more difficult task than others. Those
times I reach for what I know. Time with my Heavenly Father in prayer,
reading the Scriptures, listening to General Conference talks and
spending time living the Gospel. These last two weeks, I have also spent
time with our local Elders and my husband, sharing His Gospel.
I
ask those who follow me to be patient with me. My writing is in "fits
and starts"; sometimes I publish more than once a day, sometimes it's a
few weeks. I truly try to write at least once a week. But
life catches up with me. I have too many blessings that I have yet to
share. But as they have piled up, the pile has created another reason
not to begin on it. Ironically, this post was not even on that pile.
This
past month has found me rediscovering reading. After all, I only love
to write because I love to read! I have found many blogs of fellow
Latter-Day Saints as well as furthering my reading of non-scripture
hard-copy books. The Book of Mormon Girl by Joanna Brooks (which lead me to several blogs by the author) and Articles of Faith by James Talmage have been two of my most and favorite recent reads.
I was also excited this week when a casual remark I made on Facebook ended up partially quoted in a fellow-writer's blog. Check it out! : The Flaming Poo Bag of Life. Loved the title and it more than reminded me of the demons I had been fighting.
Since
we are currently living in a house owned by a Jewish friend, there has
been much interfaith discussion in our household. This blog was quite
interesting and amusing, written by another Latter-Day Saint: How to Host A Passover Meal.
I
am looking forward to tomorrow. I know that the Atonement is Christ's
gift to us. So that the guilt we feel, for those little things as well
as those big things is passing. What more gracious and wonderful gift
could anyone give anyone.
I pray that everyone has the opportunity
to thank our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ for the Blessings
of the Atonement during this Easter week. For me, I am busy repenting
for the procrastination so that I may enjoy those blessings soon.
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