Blah
I am just checking in this evening. I have no major thoughts of inspiration, not that I ever do, nor do I have any motivation to seek them. I find myself in a state of Blah. Do you ever get that way? I just don't want to do anything.
On the flip side, when I follow that inclination, I find myself filled with guilt. I should be doing something. I should not be idling my time away. Where to I get that feeling? Did I inherit it? Is it a curse? Or is it something that I choose? Sometimes it makes one wonder.
Last weekend in High Council meetings we talked about that. Our two topics were "Being Anxiously Engaged, not just reading scriptures" and "Repentance-What is the process." Obviously, by Sunday morning we all had a pretty good idea what we were going to talk about. However, the Stake President felt moved to share some thoughts on the subjects.
He talked of his concern that we have many people, not only in our stake, but in the world who are taking advantage of any system they can. With the government dishing out money, those receiving it tend to lose the desire to do anything but wait for more to come. He talked about a published statistic that if a person does not work for 6 months they have a 50% chance of ever working again. If they don't work for 1 year, they have a 95% chance of ever working again. Why? Because they fall into the habit. They are no longer engaged. Even when they are asked to do something, they can't find the time, the energy, or the desire.
I have been thinking about that a great deal lately. Is the government just another distraction? We have so many. I am sitting here typing on one of them. Is it helping me or anyone achieve goals. I don't know. I do know that it is a mode of distraction. When work is suggested, no matter what kind of work, the words become blah, blah, blah.
I am amazed at how defensive others become when they are in this mode and suggestions to become engaged are made. This leads right into the next subject. We need to repent. We need to change. We need to be come engages in our duties, whether they are work, school, church, or what ever. We need to be doing something. We should not sit idle for very long. It is a trap that we bind us down with chains that will appear impossible to break. If we cannot do it alone, we need to reach out for help. I am going to get up now and help.
I love you. I want to succeed. I want all of you to succeed. That is why I do what I do.
On the flip side, when I follow that inclination, I find myself filled with guilt. I should be doing something. I should not be idling my time away. Where to I get that feeling? Did I inherit it? Is it a curse? Or is it something that I choose? Sometimes it makes one wonder.
Last weekend in High Council meetings we talked about that. Our two topics were "Being Anxiously Engaged, not just reading scriptures" and "Repentance-What is the process." Obviously, by Sunday morning we all had a pretty good idea what we were going to talk about. However, the Stake President felt moved to share some thoughts on the subjects.
He talked of his concern that we have many people, not only in our stake, but in the world who are taking advantage of any system they can. With the government dishing out money, those receiving it tend to lose the desire to do anything but wait for more to come. He talked about a published statistic that if a person does not work for 6 months they have a 50% chance of ever working again. If they don't work for 1 year, they have a 95% chance of ever working again. Why? Because they fall into the habit. They are no longer engaged. Even when they are asked to do something, they can't find the time, the energy, or the desire.
I have been thinking about that a great deal lately. Is the government just another distraction? We have so many. I am sitting here typing on one of them. Is it helping me or anyone achieve goals. I don't know. I do know that it is a mode of distraction. When work is suggested, no matter what kind of work, the words become blah, blah, blah.
I am amazed at how defensive others become when they are in this mode and suggestions to become engaged are made. This leads right into the next subject. We need to repent. We need to change. We need to be come engages in our duties, whether they are work, school, church, or what ever. We need to be doing something. We should not sit idle for very long. It is a trap that we bind us down with chains that will appear impossible to break. If we cannot do it alone, we need to reach out for help. I am going to get up now and help.
I love you. I want to succeed. I want all of you to succeed. That is why I do what I do.
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