Tuesday 17Nov09) – Moroni10.30 – ‘And again I would exhort you that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing.’ Hmmmm – good gifts...’Gifts’ refers to talents. So, I am commanded to seek out and enlarge my good talents, and shun those bad ones; bad ones being addictions to anger or pornography, laziness or other poor choices, and good ones being a desire to read, a good singing voice, a desire to be helpful, kindness (sometimes, as I am not always kind. :C ), charity (again, sometimes), a knowledge of the scriptures, etc.
I have good qualities (actually, I have lots of good qualities/gifts), but my ‘evil gifts’ seem to be so daunting and powerful to overcome that I quail inside to even try. I suppose that this demonstrates my lack of faith, because if I had faith, I would know that Christ will help me and make the surmounting of my obstacles possible, and I wouldn’t be afraid.
Sometimes I wonder if I am the only one who suffers from a lack of faith: it seems like everyone I know goes on merrily through their days , rarely, if ever, voicing doubts about their abilities to rely on the arm of the Powerful One or if they should seek or even receive forgiveness through their repentance...Mine sure is a lonely feeling.
2 comments:
Don't be lonely, Goo. I am here! I love you! :)
I'm glad you're with me; and you're right, I am not alone. However, it seems as though few people express their misgivings about themselves, so I find myself wondering if they even have them...
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