Apologies
I would like to take this moment to apologize for the slurred post last night. My thoughts and vision were tainted with Internet temptations, heavy eyelids, and exhaustion. I want to share my thoughts, but should probably gone to bed. I know I had tried earlier in the evening, but got distracted by my frailties of weakness and the blaring temptations of the adversary while on the web. We walk a fine line.
That being said, let me try and pick up the pieces.
This is not the same room we were in, but the imagery is the same. The room was smaller and more intimate. We were closer to the mirrors than one would be in this sealing room. We were sitting slightly to the right of these mirrors. Behind us were, you can see there were three mirrors of the same size and position.
Anyway, my observation was that when looking into the two side mirrors, there was light, you could see for a very long distance, but it was shadowed. It was not complete. It reminded me that there are many of our brothers and sisters that share this mortality with us who have a vision of Christ in their lives, but it is shadowed.
My mind continued this reflection is a different direction this morning and I tried to rehearse what I had posted last light while under the influence of temptation and sleep. It was not clear. It was rumbled. Then I stood in front of a mirror that hangs in our study. This mirror hangs by the entry door to our home. It is frosted with and image of one of the Lord's sacred house. At the time I was attempting to shave. When I stood before the mirror I could see the temple and behind me the reflection of picture of Christ that hangs on the opposite wall. His image was off to my left behind me.
As I shaved, I was mentally cursing this mirror for it positioning. Because it was not centered with the light, one half of my face was shadowed. It was not impossible to shave, but made it more challenging. I had to work harder to make sure I removed all the whiskers.
As I pondered upon this thought and the images of the temple two nights removed, it opened my eyes to how fragile our grip on the iron rod can be. I was standing there looking into an image that represented righteousness, with an image of Christ over my shoulder, yet it was shadowed. The light, Christ, was not the center of my vision.
Going back to the image of the mirrors in the sealing room. The light was centered and aligned with the center mirror. When I stood in front of the center mirror with the fullness of the light surrounding me, I could see much further and much more clearly.
We must keep him in the center of our lives. We must remove the shadows of the adversary's blaring temptations. It is not easy. It requires effort. However, it is an effort that is well worth the energy. I hope my personal enlightenment helps you. I hope that you receive your own as well. I pray that you will keep the center light on and surrounding you.
That being said, let me try and pick up the pieces.
This is not the same room we were in, but the imagery is the same. The room was smaller and more intimate. We were closer to the mirrors than one would be in this sealing room. We were sitting slightly to the right of these mirrors. Behind us were, you can see there were three mirrors of the same size and position.
Anyway, my observation was that when looking into the two side mirrors, there was light, you could see for a very long distance, but it was shadowed. It was not complete. It reminded me that there are many of our brothers and sisters that share this mortality with us who have a vision of Christ in their lives, but it is shadowed.
My mind continued this reflection is a different direction this morning and I tried to rehearse what I had posted last light while under the influence of temptation and sleep. It was not clear. It was rumbled. Then I stood in front of a mirror that hangs in our study. This mirror hangs by the entry door to our home. It is frosted with and image of one of the Lord's sacred house. At the time I was attempting to shave. When I stood before the mirror I could see the temple and behind me the reflection of picture of Christ that hangs on the opposite wall. His image was off to my left behind me.
As I shaved, I was mentally cursing this mirror for it positioning. Because it was not centered with the light, one half of my face was shadowed. It was not impossible to shave, but made it more challenging. I had to work harder to make sure I removed all the whiskers.
As I pondered upon this thought and the images of the temple two nights removed, it opened my eyes to how fragile our grip on the iron rod can be. I was standing there looking into an image that represented righteousness, with an image of Christ over my shoulder, yet it was shadowed. The light, Christ, was not the center of my vision.
Going back to the image of the mirrors in the sealing room. The light was centered and aligned with the center mirror. When I stood in front of the center mirror with the fullness of the light surrounding me, I could see much further and much more clearly.
We must keep him in the center of our lives. We must remove the shadows of the adversary's blaring temptations. It is not easy. It requires effort. However, it is an effort that is well worth the energy. I hope my personal enlightenment helps you. I hope that you receive your own as well. I pray that you will keep the center light on and surrounding you.
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