Know Yourself
Like I said, I have been thinking about this a little.
What does it mean to know yourself?
Sometimes I fear that we never really get to know ourselves. We listen to the precepts of Man. We let the whisperings of Lucifer's minions fill our minds, hearts, and desires with self-doubting notions. We bind ourselves down with these notions chains and refuse to fight against them. We end up wallowing in our own conceived lack of self-esteem.
Let's think about that a little. Why do we let ourselves be bound?
It is true that sometimes we attempt things and at first do not succeed. We will not succeed at everything we attempt on the first try. The problem begins to fester when we let that failure stop us from re-grouping, getting back up, and trying again.
Have you ever watched October Skies? How many rockets did they attempt? How many times does a batter swing before he connects with the ball? Does a weed stop trying to surface if you cover it with a brick? How many times did Nephi and his brothers go back to Jerusalem? How many times did the Nephite's protect their homes?
Recently, I posted about Nephi being bound by his brothers. They told him he could not lead them. They did their best to plant seeds of doubt. Then they held him back physically. Did it stop him? No. What did he do?
This is probably the most important part of knowing yourselves. Nephi knew he was a son of God. He knew that when he had done all that he could, he could turn to him. He asked for help, inspiration, and guidance in fighting the chains that bound him. You are no different. You can succeed. You just have to keep fighting in righteousness. And when that does not seem to work, ask for assistance.
I looked in the Topic Index about Self-Esteem, Self-Image. It refers us to Man, a spirit child of Heavenly Father, Man, potential to become like Heavenly Father, and Worth of Soul. Take some time to read the references under those subjects. Like Duet. 14:1-2, Ps. 82:6, Rom. 8:16-17. There are many more. Find those that inspire you. Print them out. Post them on your mirrors, in the windows of your car, places that you can see them all the time. Read them, memorize them.
Know Yourself.
What does it mean to know yourself?
Sometimes I fear that we never really get to know ourselves. We listen to the precepts of Man. We let the whisperings of Lucifer's minions fill our minds, hearts, and desires with self-doubting notions. We bind ourselves down with these notions chains and refuse to fight against them. We end up wallowing in our own conceived lack of self-esteem.
Let's think about that a little. Why do we let ourselves be bound?
It is true that sometimes we attempt things and at first do not succeed. We will not succeed at everything we attempt on the first try. The problem begins to fester when we let that failure stop us from re-grouping, getting back up, and trying again.
Have you ever watched October Skies? How many rockets did they attempt? How many times does a batter swing before he connects with the ball? Does a weed stop trying to surface if you cover it with a brick? How many times did Nephi and his brothers go back to Jerusalem? How many times did the Nephite's protect their homes?
Recently, I posted about Nephi being bound by his brothers. They told him he could not lead them. They did their best to plant seeds of doubt. Then they held him back physically. Did it stop him? No. What did he do?
This is probably the most important part of knowing yourselves. Nephi knew he was a son of God. He knew that when he had done all that he could, he could turn to him. He asked for help, inspiration, and guidance in fighting the chains that bound him. You are no different. You can succeed. You just have to keep fighting in righteousness. And when that does not seem to work, ask for assistance.
I looked in the Topic Index about Self-Esteem, Self-Image. It refers us to Man, a spirit child of Heavenly Father, Man, potential to become like Heavenly Father, and Worth of Soul. Take some time to read the references under those subjects. Like Duet. 14:1-2, Ps. 82:6, Rom. 8:16-17. There are many more. Find those that inspire you. Print them out. Post them on your mirrors, in the windows of your car, places that you can see them all the time. Read them, memorize them.
Know Yourself.
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