Earning the Right for Equality
Howdy -
I am starting a little early this week, even though I won't send it until Sunday, I just need to put my thoughts on paper, virtual paper.
My pondering continues to move from last week. D&C 76:93-96
I just cannot shake the thoughts of Sidney Rigdon. He had been chosen as a leader. He had been trusted to see the "...throne of God...", yet he forfeit it all. Why?
I can only imagine seeing the "...throne of God...". I try my best to envision myself there, how I would react, who else would be there, what I could learn, and just the awe of being with my Father again. Really, the thought of being with family is what tugs at my heart strings.
Throughout my life, I have placed in different circumstances were I have been separated from my family. There are family members I have never met in this life, at least that I remember, that I long to meet, to know, and to be with. The absence of being with them is burdensome. All the time that I am away, I ache to be back with them.
I have the same ache when it comes to my Father in Heaven, but fear that the pull has, at times, become numbed over time because of the length of time. Then He touches my spirit and that all changes. I am reminded that I need to do more to be prepared for that time when I will be with Him again.
So, how is it that Sidney forfeited all of that? The more I study, ponder, and pray, it comes down to Pride. He elevated himself above the will of the Lord and the Lord's chosen mouth piece. Instead of repent, he rebelled. Instead of humbly making changes and submitting to the will of his Father, he chose to resist and distance himself from His presence.
Is this what happened to our brother Lucifer? Did he find himself doing the same, trying to elevate himself above instead of submitting to the wisdom of his Father? Think about it.
Do we find ourselves doing the same sometimes? What can we do to overcome that tendency?
This where I started my week. As I continued to ponder these verses, I started dwelling upon verse 95. After all they did, to humbly submit to God's will, even bowing in "humble reverence, and give him glory forever and ever.", they are made equal in power, in might, and in dominion. I am reminded that the blessings come after the endurance of walking in faith.
Joseph came to mind. How many years did he labor in slavery as a servant to Potipher? Or endure in faith after being cast into prison? My mind was open. I am sure that he had good days and bad. I am sure there were days that he looked back and said, "What good am I?", "What good has come from my endurance and faith?", "Why have I been forgotten?".... I am sure there were many more questions he had throughout this time. Even when he was placed in positions of honor and governance, thinking that he was seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, he was cast into prison. Life was not all peaches and cream.
However, after many year, he found himself standing before a throne, not of God, but of Pharaoh. He was made equal in power. His entire life was a similitude of what we can obtain.
I have also been reading the book of Mosiah as well. Most recently, I have been reading about King Noah. I suddenly saw similarities between Sidney and the king. They both had it pretty good in life. But they did not agree with the path they were on. They felt that they could do it better; better than God himself. They both separated themselves from His path, dragging down many with them. Take a look at Chapter 11 of Mosiah.
So, back to my question: how do we overcome or avoid such tendencies? We must humbly submit.
I know I have much to change. I am grateful for leaders, prophets, apostles, and more who take the time to listen and help me listen. I must continue to endure. I must look at those things that I need to change and DO IT! That is my biggest challenge. I have to DO. Suddenly one of my biggest Pinterest Promoter comes to mind "Believe, Love, Do!" You all know who I am talking about. If not, do some research, study, and heed.
I love you all.
Our week:
We are trying to get back into a different routine. It does not look like we will be doing much traveling for the rest of the year. The Queen spent this last week training. Starting tomorrow, she will go back to her normal function, shift, and days off.
When she was not training, she was busy preparing the house for carpet cleaning, that was a bust, organizing bills and paperwork, and yep, started working on Christmas.
The Professor had a busy week. She had the opportunity to meet with several of her students and their parents. The stories she has to tell are always fun. Love those Parent/Teacher Conferences. It has been a while since we did one.
Tall Man and Ehl-Bo have been working, working, working. We saw them for a small blip. They came, the transformed, and they left. I would like to see pictures of both of them together after the transformation. We understand they worked the same shift last night.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins are doing the same, working, working , working. The Queen went up for a quick visit, delivery, organizational type of a trip this week. Though she did not see much of them, she enjoyed the time she did. We hope to see them soon.
SnackPack had his own adventures. We received a call from him late Monday night asking about car insurance. Evidently, someone decided to turn the parking lot into a demolition derby while he was working. I don't know what the other car looked like, but his was not driveable.
Luckily the other guy left a note and their insurance seems to be taking care of it, we just don't know how long it will be. He has been using a rental most of the week and we are waiting to hear how long it will take to repair his mode of transportation.
The rest is just normal mundane endurance. Hope you are all enduring well.
I am starting a little early this week, even though I won't send it until Sunday, I just need to put my thoughts on paper, virtual paper.
My pondering continues to move from last week. D&C 76:93-96
I just cannot shake the thoughts of Sidney Rigdon. He had been chosen as a leader. He had been trusted to see the "...throne of God...", yet he forfeit it all. Why?
I can only imagine seeing the "...throne of God...". I try my best to envision myself there, how I would react, who else would be there, what I could learn, and just the awe of being with my Father again. Really, the thought of being with family is what tugs at my heart strings.
Throughout my life, I have placed in different circumstances were I have been separated from my family. There are family members I have never met in this life, at least that I remember, that I long to meet, to know, and to be with. The absence of being with them is burdensome. All the time that I am away, I ache to be back with them.
I have the same ache when it comes to my Father in Heaven, but fear that the pull has, at times, become numbed over time because of the length of time. Then He touches my spirit and that all changes. I am reminded that I need to do more to be prepared for that time when I will be with Him again.
So, how is it that Sidney forfeited all of that? The more I study, ponder, and pray, it comes down to Pride. He elevated himself above the will of the Lord and the Lord's chosen mouth piece. Instead of repent, he rebelled. Instead of humbly making changes and submitting to the will of his Father, he chose to resist and distance himself from His presence.
Is this what happened to our brother Lucifer? Did he find himself doing the same, trying to elevate himself above instead of submitting to the wisdom of his Father? Think about it.
Do we find ourselves doing the same sometimes? What can we do to overcome that tendency?
This where I started my week. As I continued to ponder these verses, I started dwelling upon verse 95. After all they did, to humbly submit to God's will, even bowing in "humble reverence, and give him glory forever and ever.", they are made equal in power, in might, and in dominion. I am reminded that the blessings come after the endurance of walking in faith.
Joseph came to mind. How many years did he labor in slavery as a servant to Potipher? Or endure in faith after being cast into prison? My mind was open. I am sure that he had good days and bad. I am sure there were days that he looked back and said, "What good am I?", "What good has come from my endurance and faith?", "Why have I been forgotten?".... I am sure there were many more questions he had throughout this time. Even when he was placed in positions of honor and governance, thinking that he was seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, he was cast into prison. Life was not all peaches and cream.
However, after many year, he found himself standing before a throne, not of God, but of Pharaoh. He was made equal in power. His entire life was a similitude of what we can obtain.
I have also been reading the book of Mosiah as well. Most recently, I have been reading about King Noah. I suddenly saw similarities between Sidney and the king. They both had it pretty good in life. But they did not agree with the path they were on. They felt that they could do it better; better than God himself. They both separated themselves from His path, dragging down many with them. Take a look at Chapter 11 of Mosiah.
So, back to my question: how do we overcome or avoid such tendencies? We must humbly submit.
I know I have much to change. I am grateful for leaders, prophets, apostles, and more who take the time to listen and help me listen. I must continue to endure. I must look at those things that I need to change and DO IT! That is my biggest challenge. I have to DO. Suddenly one of my biggest Pinterest Promoter comes to mind "Believe, Love, Do!" You all know who I am talking about. If not, do some research, study, and heed.
I love you all.
Our week:
We are trying to get back into a different routine. It does not look like we will be doing much traveling for the rest of the year. The Queen spent this last week training. Starting tomorrow, she will go back to her normal function, shift, and days off.
When she was not training, she was busy preparing the house for carpet cleaning, that was a bust, organizing bills and paperwork, and yep, started working on Christmas.
The Professor had a busy week. She had the opportunity to meet with several of her students and their parents. The stories she has to tell are always fun. Love those Parent/Teacher Conferences. It has been a while since we did one.
Tall Man and Ehl-Bo have been working, working, working. We saw them for a small blip. They came, the transformed, and they left. I would like to see pictures of both of them together after the transformation. We understand they worked the same shift last night.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins are doing the same, working, working , working. The Queen went up for a quick visit, delivery, organizational type of a trip this week. Though she did not see much of them, she enjoyed the time she did. We hope to see them soon.
SnackPack had his own adventures. We received a call from him late Monday night asking about car insurance. Evidently, someone decided to turn the parking lot into a demolition derby while he was working. I don't know what the other car looked like, but his was not driveable.
Luckily the other guy left a note and their insurance seems to be taking care of it, we just don't know how long it will be. He has been using a rental most of the week and we are waiting to hear how long it will take to repair his mode of transportation.
The rest is just normal mundane endurance. Hope you are all enduring well.
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