I wonder at the lack of resiliency that I have. I seem to have a stamina of 24 hrs or less to maintain the energy to lead a fearless life. I fear to be strong. I fear to put away time wasting. I fear to love enough to reach out immediately to someone when they come to mind.
I need to learn how to begin each day renewed, and how to renew throughout the day. Heavenly father is the only source of lasting renewel, so I suppose it would mean staying aligned with Him. How do I become as devoted to His agenda as I am to my own?
I know that will power alone is not the answer. Having a mindset of “pushing through” or “outlasting temptation” causes a break in my psychology where I eventually revert hard to unwanted habits that I am trying to do away with.
I believe the key is to feeling whole enough on the inside that I do not need to indulge those bad habits.
Come Follow Me
The manual asks the question “what inspires you about Moroni’s’ faithfulness.” What inspires me the most is how he kept going for the purpose of providing something of worth to the group of people who would have put him to death if they had caught him, and he termed them his brethren. He was living his life to be faithful to Heavenly Father, but also to do something worthwhile for his enemies.
If he could do that, I can certainly make a phone call to someone who feels ambivalent.
Daily Reading: “Inspire Greatness” pages 95-96
The author suggests 3 categories of clarity. The first: ‘Role’ clarity. A person needs to be clear on their job description. It would be interesting to have people write the job descriptions as members of the Elders Quorum.