This last week I've really been struggling with anger. I'm just on edge with everything. Poor Zac has gotten his head ripped off a couple of times. I just didn't know what was causing it. The joys of life ;).
I just got back fromStake Conference. We discussed what it means to be a disciple of Christ. I LOVED the discussion. So much was shared and I could have stayed in the meeting for hours. It was the best I felt all week. The 2 things I realized the most from the discussion were that
1. My desire to follow Christ has to be there. I have to have the desire to be a disciple. Everything starts with desire. So if I want to be a disciple bad enough I will begin to make the choices to be one.
2. I have to deny myself in order to become a disciple of Christ. This made me immediately think of 2 Nephi 9:39 - SMILE (to be spiritually minded is life eternal). I want to put off the natural man but I forget to use the spirit. Only in the spirit can we focus our will with the Lords. As we do this it is a little easier to let those natural desires go. An example: for me waking up in the morning to do read scriptures is so hard. I really want to sleep. But when I look at what putting that little bit of sleep aside in order to have the spirit with me gives me the strength to get up and read.
They also reminded us about how easy it is to be distracted on our journey of discipleship. We may have a pure heart and no desire to be bad but we just get distracted by the world. We don't ever have to give up and think we have to start over. Repentance is just wanting to be better and so we just improve from where we are.
The whole thing was encouraging. I'm just so grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost bearing witness of truth to me. My testimony was strengthened and revelation received!!!
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