February 26, 2010
Wow, I can't believe it has been since last April that I have written anything here. I have written plenty and experienced much since then, just haven't taken the time to write it all down here. The last time I wrote was about the time Aaron and I started dating more seriously...funny that now is the time I decide to write again, as things are coming to a close with us.
It has been a hard transition for me to not have him in my life anymore, and has caused me to really struggle to find and keep an eternal perspective in all of it. I want to-I want to see the divine purposes of all this heartache. I pray this will help, to be able to record what I am learning. To find peace. That's all I want, to be at peace.
I know God is mindful of me and will help me. I have seen that since all of this has transpired, in so many ways. I don't claim to understand all things, but I know that God is mindful of us in all the details of our lives. He loves us and wants us to be happy. I have come to realize the blessing of the Spirit in this life, to help us find understanding that we cannot find on our own. I have come to understand better the struggles one experiences to NOT become bitter from adverse circumstances.
When I think of this struggle, I think of those who we can read of in the Book of Mormon. We have record of many years of war and turmoil among the Nephites and Lamanites, the strife that existed between them. Towards the end of the battles we have record of in Alma, we read that because of the exceedingly great length of the war between them, "many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war; and many were softened because of their afflictions, insomuch that they did humble themselves before God, even in the depth of humility." (Alma 62:41)
I have come to better understand that it is a choice-we can let things enrage us...or choose to allow the Lord to help us find peace. I have come to realize that it is a CHOICE. I choose to find peace and happiness. I don't want to have a heart cankered with hate. I have been blessed to be able to see how many people are carrying a lot of this weight on their shoulders in their lives through physical addictions, thinking that will bring them the solace they seek. It just buries it. Only the Savior can rid our hearts of any hurt, it is only He that can help us keep a softened heart amidst the rains of adversity. Adversity falls on EVERYONE. We don't have to carry the load all ourselves. Some things are too heavy to bear. Heavenly Father is there to help carry the load, so we can continue forward.
I just listened to this talk from President Henry B. Eyring on Adversity
(click on his name for link)
I am so grateful for this knowledge. I chose to move forward in faith.
It has been a hard transition for me to not have him in my life anymore, and has caused me to really struggle to find and keep an eternal perspective in all of it. I want to-I want to see the divine purposes of all this heartache. I pray this will help, to be able to record what I am learning. To find peace. That's all I want, to be at peace.
I know God is mindful of me and will help me. I have seen that since all of this has transpired, in so many ways. I don't claim to understand all things, but I know that God is mindful of us in all the details of our lives. He loves us and wants us to be happy. I have come to realize the blessing of the Spirit in this life, to help us find understanding that we cannot find on our own. I have come to understand better the struggles one experiences to NOT become bitter from adverse circumstances.
When I think of this struggle, I think of those who we can read of in the Book of Mormon. We have record of many years of war and turmoil among the Nephites and Lamanites, the strife that existed between them. Towards the end of the battles we have record of in Alma, we read that because of the exceedingly great length of the war between them, "many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war; and many were softened because of their afflictions, insomuch that they did humble themselves before God, even in the depth of humility." (Alma 62:41)
I have come to better understand that it is a choice-we can let things enrage us...or choose to allow the Lord to help us find peace. I have come to realize that it is a CHOICE. I choose to find peace and happiness. I don't want to have a heart cankered with hate. I have been blessed to be able to see how many people are carrying a lot of this weight on their shoulders in their lives through physical addictions, thinking that will bring them the solace they seek. It just buries it. Only the Savior can rid our hearts of any hurt, it is only He that can help us keep a softened heart amidst the rains of adversity. Adversity falls on EVERYONE. We don't have to carry the load all ourselves. Some things are too heavy to bear. Heavenly Father is there to help carry the load, so we can continue forward.
I just listened to this talk from President Henry B. Eyring on Adversity
(click on his name for link)
I am so grateful for this knowledge. I chose to move forward in faith.
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