Question:
How can I get the strength to overcome my weaknesses?
I need help. I spent a lot of time yesterday playing video games. I haven't been doing all that's required of me. I didn't call the shop to get my car fixed, which should (obviously) be my FIRST PRIORITY.
So, what's going on here?
WHAT I WANT:
I want to live a scheduled life. I want to plan tasks every day and then do them. I want to accomplish huge things in a gradual manner, one step at a time. For most of my life, I've been a last-minute rusher. I want to be a steady worker.
I want to work on the LSAT and on my article for at least .5 hours each every day. But I often feel a lack of motivation to do these things! I don't do them.
OK, so why do you want to do these things? To get a scholarship at BYU law school, to graduate debt free, and to get a good job, etc, etc, to become an excellent lawyer.
Well, is the Lord interested in my success here? I think he is. Is he going to help me? I think he will. What do I have to do?
Being diligent, being a good steward, being gradual.
How foolish and how vain,and how evil, and devilish, and how quick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of men; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world! (Helaman 12:4)
But OK, yesterday what did I also do?
How can I get the strength to overcome my weaknesses?
I need help. I spent a lot of time yesterday playing video games. I haven't been doing all that's required of me. I didn't call the shop to get my car fixed, which should (obviously) be my FIRST PRIORITY.
So, what's going on here?
WHAT I WANT:
I want to live a scheduled life. I want to plan tasks every day and then do them. I want to accomplish huge things in a gradual manner, one step at a time. For most of my life, I've been a last-minute rusher. I want to be a steady worker.
I want to work on the LSAT and on my article for at least .5 hours each every day. But I often feel a lack of motivation to do these things! I don't do them.
OK, so why do you want to do these things? To get a scholarship at BYU law school, to graduate debt free, and to get a good job, etc, etc, to become an excellent lawyer.
Well, is the Lord interested in my success here? I think he is. Is he going to help me? I think he will. What do I have to do?
Being diligent, being a good steward, being gradual.
How foolish and how vain,and how evil, and devilish, and how quick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of men; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world! (Helaman 12:4)
But OK, yesterday what did I also do?
- I spent an hour doing Family History work
- I read my scriptures
- I spent time with Mari, supporting her at her job interview and taking her out to eat
- I spent time with Caleb, playing games with him (even if they were video games)
- I went to Sam's party, and saw old friends, including Amanda, Carson Butt, and Bryson Black!
- I spent an evening laughing and loving Mari and Caleb and watching The Court Jester.
- In short, I prayed that I would lay up treasures in Heaven, and I had so many opportunities yesterday! And that's what really makes life full of meaning, isn't
You'll never regret the money you never earned. But you will regret the people you didn't love.
So, yes! Actually, yesterday was a success and a brilliant one at that!!
Keep praying for brilliant days! And opportunities to develop treasures in heaven!
It's OK if you are never rich! But it's not OK if you are never happy!
As long as I work on LSAT and on TPM a little every day, I promise thee, Lord, I will never regret the time I didn't spend.
STEADILY DOING THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST WILL LEAD US TO THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD.
--Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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