I just feel that I need to write my thoughts and feelings down. I thought I am doing the right thing today.
The previous week had been a little bit trials on my path, anyhow I think it is usual and norm that each of everyone of us facing challenges in our life. I was not in a good mood, was feeling disappointments and upset.
Surprisingly I cannot feel the anger in me, may be I know that it needs two hands to clap instead of one. And, in this instance and matter, I too have my own weaknesses and admit my mistakes.
I was thinking what I supposed to do… I was praying for guidance. I was fasting for the help. And, it really did come in His mysterious way. And, I can feel His hand in the midst of the trails.
The guidance came. My prayers was fulfilled. I am thankful to the Lord that after this trials, I understand more on our church teaching about Agency – the freedom to choose. This is because I have been experience His tender mercies.
I was praying for the guidance needed. The guidance came through people, or a normal conversation or the matters happened around me. Heavenly Father really hear my prayers.
But it is really true that, eventually it is up to me to choose and make a decision for myself. Heavenly Father never force me to choose anything which I would not want to.
What I had been gone through these few days, suddenly giving me a thought. I do not know and I am not sure whether is it comes from the Spirit, but it really enlightened me.
It taught me that sometimes, a little thing happened in our life like what I had been through now, is a moment and opportunity that allow me to grow spiritual, and strengthen our faith in Him.
I recalled what I had been through few months back… During Issac, Annabelle and I were busy with our Faith In God program, there was one of the lesson which require us to study a recent general conference by our prophets.
At that point of time, while I was preparing the lesson for them. I was inspired to teach them on the talk of President Monson given on last April 2016, which is ‘Choices’.
President Monson gave us an example of the Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
“During Alice comes to a crossroads with two paths before her, each stretching onward but in opposite directions.
As she contemplates which way to turn, she is confronted by the Cheshire Cat, of whom Alice asks, “Which path shall I follow?”
The cat answers, “That depends where you want to go. If you do not know where you want to go, it doesn’t matter which path you take.”
Unlike Alice, we know where we want to go, and it does matter which way we go, for the path we follow in this life leads to our destination in the next life.
May we choose to build up within ourselves a great and powerful faith which will be our most effective defence against the designs of the adversary—a real faith, the kind of faith which will sustain us and will bolster our desire to choose the right. Without such faith, we go nowhere. With it, we can accomplish our goals.
Although it is imperative that we choose wisely, there are times when we will make foolish choices. The gift of repentance, provided by our Savior, enables us to correct our course settings, that we might return to the path which will lead us to that celestial glory we seek.
May we maintain the courage to defy the consensus. May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.
As we contemplate the decisions we make in our lives each day—whether to make this choice or that choice—if we choose Christ, we will have made the correct choice.”
Choices by President Thomas S. Monson,
April 2016 General Conference
Even though it was a short and simple talk, I love it so much! It is so powerful that it is one of the General Conference talk which I would read and listen again and again. It inspired me every time I read and listen to it.
Then, it came to this year after I had been called as the Second Counsellor of the Primary Presidency. Teaching the Valiant children at the 2nd hour Sharing Time had became my duty.
Our theme this year is ‘Choose The Right’, February lesson was ‘When We Choose the Right, We Are Blessed’. Somehow, I just feel that everything was and are inter connected and inter related.
The lessons that I taught to the children kept echoing in my mind when I myself was contemplating and thinking what I supposed to do.
After I made what I thought is the right decision, I felt my burden was lifted up at that instance.
As I recalled the whole happenings, the Lord have already prepared the way before me, equipped and strengthen me on the things I would be facing.
I really thankful for the things Heavenly Father wants me to know. And I know He wants me to know He loves me. And He respects me in whatever I choose.
I love this Restored Gospel! I love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
I bear my witness that, Jesus is the Christ. Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth today. I sustained President Thomas S. Monson is our Living Prophet. And I say all these in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
