Hope: One of my favorite words, and also something I've been struggling with lately.
Have you ever felt like you're sitting on the side of the road watching everyone else you know pass you by? That is what I've been feeling like the last week or so. I don't know why. I have a job that a lot of people who are searching for work right now would kill to have. I live in a nice house with 4 great girls. I have a car that gets me everywhere I need to go. I have a family that is close by and who loves me unconditionally. I have a good education and was able to earn a Bachelor's degree. I have the gospel in my life and a testimony that keeps me afloat. So why do I feel like I'm sitting in a pool of stagnant water watching as life passes me by?
It's days like today that just reaffirm to me that the Church is true and that Heavenly Father knows who I am and knows the struggles I am going through. The talks in Sacrament Meeting today, as well as the lesson in Sunday School were all about the Atonement. Normally this is one of those topics that I tend to tune out becuase of how often it is talked about. But not today. Today the things that were said touched my heart. Today was focused more on the Atonement as a way to overcome the trials in our lives and allowing it to help us have faith and hope in Christ. As Collin so elequently put it, "The Atonement is where we allow His grace to be sufficient." And it hit me that, I just need to have the courage to give my worries and concerns to the Lord and allow the suffering that He's already gone through to be enough. I don't need to be sad and discouraged. I don't have to be disappointed that my life hasn't exactly turned out the way I thought it would. All I have to do is have faith and hope in Christ.
However, this is easier said than done, but I know God's there. And I know He knows who I am and what I am struggling with right now. I know that as long as I keep putting one foot in front of the other and continue to do the things I should that He'll be there to help and guide me. Life may not always turn out the way we plan, and we may hit a rough patch or two, but in the end everything will work out. And if it's not working out...that's only because it's not the end :)
2 comments:
That was a great post Cheryl. What you said really touched me and is what I needed to hear today. So, thank you. It definitely is easier said than done you're right. But if we will cast our burdens upon the Lord, our lives will be so much happier and better. I'm rooting for ya!
that was really good insight. I feel not quite the same, but like I'm not doing enough. All I do is hang out with Barbara all day, and I don't feel like that is enough. It is a little depressing sometimes. I think I want to take some karati or something, but I have not looked into it seriously yet. If you're interested, maybe we could do something like that together.-if you want to let me know
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