Sometimes I just want to write, get it all out of my system, everything I think of each day, you know what I mean? It seems to clog up my brain, then I can't think and it's a mess all over the place.
Lately I've been feeling a little bit of a pull. The kind of heavenly pull that says, "hey, you need to be doing better," or sometimes it's, "maybe you should offer to help more." It is also sometimes as simple as, "don't worry about what they're doing, or how they look, they too are children of God...remember they are your brothers and sisters." Every once in a while I have experiences where I'll just be sitting in the car at a red light, or waiting in line at the grocery store feeling anxious and impatient. It's usually then when I get those little whisperings that say, "it's okay, you can wait just a little while." Then there are other times when I'm just angry and I don't care about other people and their feelings. Why is that?
I was reading today in Helaman, (great book by the way, if you haven't read it you should check it out) and came across a verse in chapter 12. I was reading along and learning about how the dust and wind obey better than we do. The trees sway with the wind, the water is tossed and waves are formed all at the commanding voice of our Father in Heaven. Why am I sometimes so slow to hearken to his counsel? Why do I not see individuals as He sees them? Why can't I understand that maybe the person in front of me at the grocery store taking what it seems like centuries to check out, might be going through a rough time and HAS to use a million coupons? Anyway, this whole thought came from verse 15 in Helaman 12. It says, "And thus according to his word the earth goeth back, and it appeareth unto man that the sun standeth still; yea, and behold, this is so; for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun." The part that caught my eye was the very last sentence, "for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun."
Jesus Christ, our Savior, is the Son of God. He does not move. We move. We choose to distance ourselves from the Savior through our choices. The choices we make now effect the present as well as the future. Where do we want to be in 5 years, or even 5 weeks? Of course we want the very best for ourselves. Why would we want anything less? BUT are we willing to work and MOVE towards our Savior, or will we slowly drift away and be moved away from him.
I love thinking and pondering about our Savior Jesus Christ and his love. It's outstanding how much love he has for each and every one of us. He wants us to be with him for eternity, but we have to choose to move. You see, when I first read the words "...the earth moveth and not the sun," I thought about how we move, or in other words distance ourselves from the Son, Jesus Christ. Here's the thing, it can be just the opposite. Depending on our true desires, we can move TOWARD the Son, and heed his invitation to come unto him. What a blessing! What's the blessing? That we can move! That was the plan from the very beginning. Satan didn't want to give us that freedom, and Christ did. So, he said, I'll give you the option to move, and I'll stand here steadfast and immovable to be your example, but it's up to you to CHOOSE to move in the right direction. We get to come unto Christ. We have the privilege of knowing Him. Are we taking the time to REALLY get to know him, or do we just quietly stand there and look towards his direction without picking up a foot to move forward. We have to be constantly, or you might say "anxiously engaged in a good cause," the "good cause" being the quest for eternal life.
Ahh, I love the gospel and the whole plan of Happiness. That's what it truly is, a plan for our eternal happiness, IF we hearken unto the counsels of God. I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life and to be a part of a family who loves and cherishes it as much as I do. I hope I can do better, be better, serve more, see others as children of God, have patience with others, and even situations I'm placed in. Heavenly Father is always watching out for each one of his children. He knows what is best and promises blessings to those who are faithful. As we strive to learn the doctrine, and submit our will to his in order to fulfill his plan, moving forward with faith and doing the work he wants us to complete, we will become the person he wants us to become, and receive all the blessings he wants us to receive. I love it, what else can I say!
I hope you're all doing well. Love you lots,
Shanell
