Can I talk about blessings in disguise?
My car wheel broke. Badly. There's a rusted screw sticking out the side, and it makes a noise "like I'm running over baby skeletons." (Thanks Caleb.)
But you know what? Thanks to this new large repair, it means I am not taking my car into the shop at all, and it means I can keep the $450 which I was planning on spending. And that means that for the first time in nearly a month, I have some breathing room, financially speaking.
I can't tell you how grateful I am for all these things. I am also grateful for my friend, Laura, who listened to me last night when I was feeling down. Heavenly Father knew that I needed a loving heart, and so he provided one.
One thing I need to improve in life is RECEIVING PERSONAL REVELATION
Literally, I used to be all over that. For crying out loud, I used to pray over whether or not I should add a ballet class.
Now, however, I don't pray. Why is this? I feel I have been misled at times. I have had strong spiritual feelings relating to several young women in my life, telling me that she was the one. And it never worked out like it was supposed to.
The intellectual answer is, "Well, God led you down that path because you needed to experience life with that particular young woman for awhile." It was necessary to my growth and learning. But that answer hasn't clicked. DOES GOD LIE, THEN? If I told you, "there's a cake inside this box," and you looked inside of it, and found not a cake, but a soda, I would still be grateful for the soda, but you technically told me a lie. There was no cake.
Perhaps God has been answering so few prayers because I've been praying the wrong way. HE'S TRYING TO BE MORE FORWARD. Instead of asking, "Should I marry this person," perhaps ask, "who should I be asking on dates right now? Which young women should I be building relationships with? Who should I ask on dates, what should we do, who should I ask on a second date," etc, etc.
My car wheel broke. Badly. There's a rusted screw sticking out the side, and it makes a noise "like I'm running over baby skeletons." (Thanks Caleb.)
But you know what? Thanks to this new large repair, it means I am not taking my car into the shop at all, and it means I can keep the $450 which I was planning on spending. And that means that for the first time in nearly a month, I have some breathing room, financially speaking.
I can't tell you how grateful I am for all these things. I am also grateful for my friend, Laura, who listened to me last night when I was feeling down. Heavenly Father knew that I needed a loving heart, and so he provided one.
One thing I need to improve in life is RECEIVING PERSONAL REVELATION
Literally, I used to be all over that. For crying out loud, I used to pray over whether or not I should add a ballet class.
Now, however, I don't pray. Why is this? I feel I have been misled at times. I have had strong spiritual feelings relating to several young women in my life, telling me that she was the one. And it never worked out like it was supposed to.
The intellectual answer is, "Well, God led you down that path because you needed to experience life with that particular young woman for awhile." It was necessary to my growth and learning. But that answer hasn't clicked. DOES GOD LIE, THEN? If I told you, "there's a cake inside this box," and you looked inside of it, and found not a cake, but a soda, I would still be grateful for the soda, but you technically told me a lie. There was no cake.
Perhaps God has been answering so few prayers because I've been praying the wrong way. HE'S TRYING TO BE MORE FORWARD. Instead of asking, "Should I marry this person," perhaps ask, "who should I be asking on dates right now? Which young women should I be building relationships with? Who should I ask on dates, what should we do, who should I ask on a second date," etc, etc.
Verily, Verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou has done; for thou has inquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou has received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time." (Doctrine and Covenants 6:15-16)
As often as thou hast inquired.
As many times as we ask, we will receive! Perhaps we won't receive the exact answer we were seeking for. But every time, we can receive "instruction of [His] Spirit."
Another problem, Jarom, is perhaps you are not seeking enough in the right places. You haven't deliberately gone off into the woods for a long time. You know what's necessary for real revelation. Quiet, personal preparation, solitude, time, and most especially DESIRE AND EFFORT. You haven't put in that effort! How can you expect to receive the revelation?!
Goal: Each week, I will have a focused spiritual planning session where I seek revelation for my life.
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