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Sometimes I think I make life far too complicated. With everything that's been going on as far as home, work, school, family, church, etc. in my life right now, it's been really easy to let myself get a little down. I think of all the obligations I have that I haven't been living up to with hometeaching, family history, my business, dating, and so on and I can get pretty discouraged. I try my best to live the best I can for the Lord, yet whenever I start to make progress in any direction, I always end up feeling like I've been fooled yet again into going the wrong direction, while ignoring the more imporant eternal matters.
However, today I have been reminded of a truth I was taught a long time ago: no matter what it is that I'm supposed to be doing in life, I can't do it; only the Lord can -- and He will as long as I don't actively rebel against Him. My job is to be humble, to repent when I make mistakes, and to love my brothers and sisters. Yes, I will have to put in a lot of labor, and yes it will be difficult at times, but I always need to remember that nothing is beyond His power and that in the end, He will accomplish His will concerning me. That really takes a load off and makes the world a lot easier to deal with.
'til next time.
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