One thing that has always bothered me was how hard it is for me to stay
focused. In my Book of Mormon class, my professor addressed the issue. He
strongly believes that your mind wanders for a reason, wither in scripture
study, class, prayer or any situation. I have a crazy life and am constantly
thinking about everything and anything going on. Whenever I attend the temple,
I am not always focused on spiritual aspects of life, I think about what is
going on, and what I need to work on, or what I need to do by the end of the
day. Brother Griffin must have been prompted to say exactly what I needed to
hear. Later that day, I went to the temple, I found myself once again thinking
about everything going on, with friends leaving, school work, and all my
personal struggles. I knew exactly what I needed to do. With each new thing
that appeared into my mind, I pondered it and prayed about it. I asked for help
with schoolwork and to feel at peace with everyone leaving. The next thing that
came up was a recent mistake I had made. I then began to wonder why on earth
would I think of that in such a holy place, especially the Temple! But then it
all clicked, right then and there I repented for what I had done, and realized
why that even kept on replaying in my head whenever I tried to focus. This
morning I woke up, rested, and ready for a day full of productivity and ready
to check things off of my to-do list! I love this gospel; God knows each of us,
and what we are going through. He sends people into our lives to help us with
all our trials and fears. I want to be worthy enough to be able to help others.
I am going to everything I can to be able to be prompted, and to act on those
promptings so that I will be able to help others.
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