Son of Man
I was listening to a talk from the most recent General Conference and given hope that I still might make it. I have been wondering as of late. There are days that I wonder how close I am to that fine line of being a Son of God and being a Son of Man. I think that I border on the latter side more than the other.
So how does one change? Do I disconnect the Internet, cut the plugs on the TV, cancel cable, throw away all electronic devices, and make my bed really uncomfortable to lay in? If it is not one distraction, it is another. I continually struggle with that challenge of staying focused. It is not easy.
This brother talked about how he was living with his family a few blocks from the hospital where he was doing his internship. He worked all sorts of shifts and could be found working any day of the week. At one point he had pulled an all niter. He was tired, but knew it was Sunday. His shift would end just in time for him to get home and go straight to church with his family. He talks about struggling with that knowledge and found himself dilly dallying a little too much so that he would arrive home just after his family left for church. By missing them, he would be able to lay down and take a well needed nap.
When he got home, he could not sleep. This is where I find as of late. I am restless because I know what I should be doing and where I should be. I set new goals and strive to obtain them. Then day after day, I look back and see how weak I was and how many excuses I made to avoid obtaining those goals. Do any of you feel like you are in the same boat?
What do we do about it? Do we work on it alone? How can we pull together to make sure we are obtaining instead of succumbing?
If you have any ideas or need some support, let me know. I think we can help each other out. I am taking it one challenge at a time. One goal at a time. I am looking at what I have accomplished instead of what I have not. I just set a new goal to accomplish what I did not the day before.
So how does one change? Do I disconnect the Internet, cut the plugs on the TV, cancel cable, throw away all electronic devices, and make my bed really uncomfortable to lay in? If it is not one distraction, it is another. I continually struggle with that challenge of staying focused. It is not easy.
This brother talked about how he was living with his family a few blocks from the hospital where he was doing his internship. He worked all sorts of shifts and could be found working any day of the week. At one point he had pulled an all niter. He was tired, but knew it was Sunday. His shift would end just in time for him to get home and go straight to church with his family. He talks about struggling with that knowledge and found himself dilly dallying a little too much so that he would arrive home just after his family left for church. By missing them, he would be able to lay down and take a well needed nap.
When he got home, he could not sleep. This is where I find as of late. I am restless because I know what I should be doing and where I should be. I set new goals and strive to obtain them. Then day after day, I look back and see how weak I was and how many excuses I made to avoid obtaining those goals. Do any of you feel like you are in the same boat?
What do we do about it? Do we work on it alone? How can we pull together to make sure we are obtaining instead of succumbing?
If you have any ideas or need some support, let me know. I think we can help each other out. I am taking it one challenge at a time. One goal at a time. I am looking at what I have accomplished instead of what I have not. I just set a new goal to accomplish what I did not the day before.
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