Today I heard a great thought on Patience. Patience is not merely waiting around for something to happen. Patience is, in my mind, two things. Firstly, it is giving up some personal desire now in anticipation of something greater in the future. Secondly, Patience is actively pursuing that greater thing. We cannot simply expect that greater thing to be given to us at no cost.
I think this principle applies to us very well. We are now to the "waiting" stages of YFF. We have 9 days to go, and what are we going to do? Are we going to be patient? Are we going to actively go out and try to make a difference, or are we going to sit around twiddling our thumbs? I don't know about you, but I'm no thumb twiddler!
Hi all! I don't have much to say today. But its been a great Sunday. I've been able to feel a lot of appreciation for my family and friends, and spend some good quality time with them. I especially have a deep gratitude for my Dad. He is the perfect example of serving, going out of his way to take care of problems, and he is a great provider. Not to mention a huge tease and he always keeps a smile on my face. I realized that nearly everything I have in my life, all my little blessings I take for granted, come from his hard work in keeping my family provided for. I love him so much, and I am so grateful for his example.
This week, I'm writing down qualities of people and heroes who are examples to me, I'd like to apply them to my own character, I can't wait for YFF! And I want to be the best I can be to help and love my girls, as well as all the youth there.
Izzi and Big D, thanks so much for your comments. I have no intention to a thumb twiddler either. There is so much to be done! Thank you all for the effort you put in to making YFF, your life, and the world a better place.
Today I've just been thinking about some of the most important SayGoBeDo moments in my life. One of them came when I was probably about five or six years old. My parents and church leaders told me that if I read the scriptures and asked God, He would let me know the truth about Him and His church. Young as I was, I believed them, and decided to follow the little voice that told me to try it out. When I asked if the scriptures are true, I felt a warm and happy feeling that I cannot deny even to this day. From that moment, I knew for sure that the words of ancient prophets I read about in scripture were and are truly the words of God.
Life happens, however, and sometimes it is necessary to seek even more light and knowledge. I reached a point just a couple of months ago that I had to know for real that God exists, not just for a "nice feeling", but so that I could actually know His voice well enough to make decisions based on that voice. Honestly, if He is not there, nothing matters. If He is, then everything does. It was probably the most terrifying thing I've ever done to go out and ask "Do you exist?" and be open to the possibility that He might not answer, and therefore the answer is no.
I went to the mountain near my house, and it took every bit of effort and discipline and determination possible to quiet the "easy answers" that came to me and be still enough to hear the real answer. Someone who went through this process before me called it a "wrestle before God." I finally became still enough to know that what came to me was not my own thoughts, then I waited. Someone was listening to me. I was not talking to myself. I know it, and I know I know it, and I cannot deny it. God does exist.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! We have such an amazing YFF group! I am so blessed!
My friend and I were invited to come over to our neighbor's home and play some games this evening. It was so fun and enjoyable. We weren't sitting in front of a tv screen, but actually interacting, laughing, and connecting with one another. They brought up memories of past game nights, and I realized that this is something that is so important to have - memories! We were entertaining each other by creating our fun, instead of depending on the media to create our fun. These are the types of things I want to do in my future family - play games and build memories. It was such a simple thing, yet so powerful! We had a great time, and I know I just made some new friends!
Today I heard a great thought on Patience. Patience is not merely waiting around for something to happen. Patience is, in my mind, two things. Firstly, it is giving up some personal desire now in anticipation of something greater in the future. Secondly, Patience is actively pursuing that greater thing. We cannot simply expect that greater thing to be given to us at no cost.
ReplyDeleteI think this principle applies to us very well. We are now to the "waiting" stages of YFF. We have 9 days to go, and what are we going to do? Are we going to be patient? Are we going to actively go out and try to make a difference, or are we going to sit around twiddling our thumbs? I don't know about you, but I'm no thumb twiddler!
Hi all! I don't have much to say today. But its been a great Sunday. I've been able to feel a lot of appreciation for my family and friends, and spend some good quality time with them. I especially have a deep gratitude for my Dad. He is the perfect example of serving, going out of his way to take care of problems, and he is a great provider. Not to mention a huge tease and he always keeps a smile on my face. I realized that nearly everything I have in my life, all my little blessings I take for granted, come from his hard work in keeping my family provided for. I love him so much, and I am so grateful for his example.
ReplyDeleteThis week, I'm writing down qualities of people and heroes who are examples to me, I'd like to apply them to my own character, I can't wait for YFF! And I want to be the best I can be to help and love my girls, as well as all the youth there.
Izzi and Big D, thanks so much for your comments. I have no intention to a thumb twiddler either. There is so much to be done! Thank you all for the effort you put in to making YFF, your life, and the world a better place.
ReplyDeleteToday I've just been thinking about some of the most important SayGoBeDo moments in my life. One of them came when I was probably about five or six years old. My parents and church leaders told me that if I read the scriptures and asked God, He would let me know the truth about Him and His church. Young as I was, I believed them, and decided to follow the little voice that told me to try it out. When I asked if the scriptures are true, I felt a warm and happy feeling that I cannot deny even to this day. From that moment, I knew for sure that the words of ancient prophets I read about in scripture were and are truly the words of God.
Life happens, however, and sometimes it is necessary to seek even more light and knowledge. I reached a point just a couple of months ago that I had to know for real that God exists, not just for a "nice feeling", but so that I could actually know His voice well enough to make decisions based on that voice. Honestly, if He is not there, nothing matters. If He is, then everything does. It was probably the most terrifying thing I've ever done to go out and ask "Do you exist?" and be open to the possibility that He might not answer, and therefore the answer is no.
I went to the mountain near my house, and it took every bit of effort and discipline and determination possible to quiet the "easy answers" that came to me and be still enough to hear the real answer. Someone who went through this process before me called it a "wrestle before God." I finally became still enough to know that what came to me was not my own thoughts, then I waited. Someone was listening to me. I was not talking to myself. I know it, and I know I know it, and I cannot deny it. God does exist.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! We have such an amazing YFF group! I am so blessed!
ReplyDeleteMy friend and I were invited to come over to our neighbor's home and play some games this evening. It was so fun and enjoyable. We weren't sitting in front of a tv screen, but actually interacting, laughing, and connecting with one another. They brought up memories of past game nights, and I realized that this is something that is so important to have - memories! We were entertaining each other by creating our fun, instead of depending on the media to create our fun. These are the types of things I want to do in my future family - play games and build memories. It was such a simple thing, yet so powerful! We had a great time, and I know I just made some new friends!