Thursday, December 26, 2013

Do what's right

Heavenly Father is Infinite, we are Finite. We are not an Exception. Meaning that He is perfect, and we are imperfect. We make mistakes, but if we do things right we will get to learn from those mistakes and grow. Being a Latter-day Saint doesn't mean we are always right, it doesn't mean we have the answers to all the questions in the world. Being a Latter-day Saint just means that we are trying to be more like Christ.
If there is one thing that I learned this year is that, God's love is infinite. I may not be sure of tomorrow but I am sure that with Him by my side, I am ready to conquer the whole world. Nobody has said that this journey will be easy, if we keep wondering why or questioning our every thought we will get nowhere.

If my heart tells me that this is right and this is the truth, I am standing by the truth. In the Latter-days the immoral will seem moral, and the moral will be prohibited. If we aren't sure about anything, we have to pray for guidance. I know that Love is all that matters after everything has been said and done, I know that Patience is gained through trials, I know that Faithfulness is gained through trials, I know that Hope has been gained through loss. Strength has been the outcome of many things but there is one BIG thing we've gained strength from striving to be more like Christ. I hear primary teachers tell the students in church, when they get baptized "you have to choose the right in whatever you do".  

Do What Is Right  Hymn #237

Do what is right; the day-dawn is breaking,
Hailing a future of freedom and light.
Angels above us are silent notes taking
Of ev'ry action; then do what is right!
(Chorus)
Do what is right; let the consequence follow.
Battle for freedom in spirit and might;
And with stout hearts look ye forth till tomorrow.
God will protect you; then do what is right!

Do what is right; the shackles are falling.
Chains of the bondsmen no longer are bright;
Lightened by hope, soon they'll cease to be galling.
Truth goeth onward; then do what is right!
(Chorus)
Do what is right; let the consequence follow.
Battle for freedom in spirit and might;
And with stout hearts look ye forth till tomorrow.
God will protect you; then do what is right!
Do what is right; be faithful and fearless.
Onward, press onward, the goal is in sight.
Eyes that are wet now, ere long will be tearless.
Blessings await you in doing what's right!
(Chorus)
Do what is right; let the consequence follow.
Battle for freedom in spirit and might;
And with stout hearts look ye forth till tomorrow.
God will protect you; then do what is right!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Searching for something Greater.

"The fool has said in his heart 'There is no God'" (Psalms 14:1)
Lord, you who understands the why we believe and the why we have faith, tell me that there's something so much greater waiting to happen. Something so great we can't grasp the concept of the why it hasn't come to us yet. I want to believe that there is something greater waiting to happen, but its hard when everything is going so wrong, looking at the positive is so much easier said then done. I know that everyone has doubts, but as of today I have one huge question. I've been waiting for an answer.

Timing is everything that I'm certain of. I could call it fate or destiny, but it also feels like its a mystery. I've had close calls when I have asked myself so many questions, from why to how to what. So many times when I do feel like giving up, to forget the whole enduring to the end. Again its so much easier said then done. I just can't get my head around how this came to be. I thought I was so strong, I thought I knew the reason why? I'm here standing tall waiting for something bad to come to tumble me down.

I know that questioning myself is something that I shouldn't be doing. My heart tells me that there is a God, but my eyes are my worst enemies, they're deceiving me. It's tricky because I am more than certain that I'm standing in all the right places. I know this is where I'm supposed to be. I don't know how life should be lived, but I do know all the right things to make it a righteous one. I may not be perfect but I'm trying to reach perfection by following a holy path. I'm not rich, but I have the most amazing treasure, my most valuable possession The Gospel.

One doesn't truly value the concept of real love when we are focused on all the wrong things. Timing is everything and I'm so tired of saying this quote. I know so many things are yet to come towards my path. Maybe not today or tomorrow but when the time is right. Even if as of right now I feel like I'm all alone in the dark of night.
Lately I've found this quote to be true.
"You will one day stand aside and look at your difficult times, and you will realize that He was always there beside you." - Pres. Thomas S. Monson


"Be not afraid, only believe"(mark 5:36)
I know without a doubt that Our Heavenly Father loves, I know that if you seek you will find. I also know that Perfect love is perfectly patient. So even the fool admits that there is something greater. Lord our God, you exist so truly.