Today it snowed! It felt like winter for real, which actually kind of made me sad. Being from California, I really miss the sun. But I tried to make the best of this gloomy winter day. I got to sleep in today and just have a relaxing day. I woke up and did some homework, and then took a shower. I watched a movie and was very content with just being lazy for the time that I could.
Around 12:30 I got a text from Christian saying that he was "dying of hunger" at work. Without a second thought, I asked him what he wanted and headed over to bring him lunch at work. With my daily goals always in my mind, I have been trying really hard to put others first.
I wasn't the most healthy today...confession I had a twix bar at work, but I am definitely a work in progress. I rolled my ankle yesterday running so it may be a week before I feel comfortable fully working out. Tomorrow I will be better with eating healthy.
Read the scriptures and could feel the gentle love of the spirit in my heart. I knew that God cares about me. Also got an email from my best friend who is serving her mission in Guatemala. I know that God works through other people in order to show his love for us. She is the one person who always knows what to say to calm my troubled heart.
Today I read the talk titled "Fear Not; I Am with Thee" by Jean A. Stevens. I am scared of a lot of things in my life. I am scared to move to London next semester. I am scared that I am not in the right major. I am scared I am not living up to my full potential. This talk was exactly what I needed to feel a little bit of peace in my heart. Some parts I loved:
"As we develop greater faith and trust in the Lord, we can access His power to bless and deliver us.
We can trust that He will help us, not necessarily in the way we want but in the way that will best help us to grow. Submitting our will to His may be difficult, but it is essential to becoming like Him and finding the peace He offers us.
We can come to feel, as C. S. Lewis described: “I pray because I can’t help myself. … I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.”3
Speaking to each of us, the Lord says, “Fear … not; … I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; … I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Overall it was another good day, just making baby steps to get to where I want to be as a person and daughter of God.
Happy moment of the day:
Email except from my best friend Hermana Cornelison. She just makes my heart happy!
"Life isnt perfect...and it can be so hard and not turn out the way we want it too. But i know that we can do it. I know that we are here for eachother and I am always here to talk to you about whatever trial you have. you can trust in me!!!!! I am here for you and most importantly, God is too."
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