Today, I had to think
about what I was going to write about for my blog. On Sundays, I like to post
something more along the religious line as I do believe that there is a God and
that he created our spirits. He also created this world so that we would be able
to obtain a body of flesh and bones and learn what life is all about.
I believe that life
was never meant to be easy or that there should be no problems. Have you ever
wondered why you were faced with a problem. It doesn’t matter whether the
problem was large or small. When you were a small child, your parents would look
after things for you. As you grew older, they would teach you how to do things
and look after yourself. Then comes the first problem that you have encountered
and your parents stand back to see what you would do. This was their exam. Did
they teach you about resources and how to use them? Did they teach you honesty
and trustworthiness? Did they guide you for smaller decisions and let you make
your own choices? Or did they try to do everything for you?
I believe that life is
like getting an education. It’s not like an education in school where you learn
out of books and write the exams, sometimes with actual experience, sometimes,
not. It’s the type of education that you cannot learn from a book. You have to
live. You can ask for help, but, in the end, the decisions are all yours.
Many people think that
they can avoid the consequences of their decisions. There will always be
consequences, some good and some bad. If you try to avoid the consequences, you
are only postponing the inevitable. I have found that I always get caught out
if I try to do something that is on the shady side. Not only have I had to face
the consequences of my actions from those in authority, I also have had to live
with myself and the feelings of guilt when I have done so. If I find that I
have done anything to cause harm or offense to anyone, I usually try to find out
what it is that I have done and try to correct the problem. Sometimes I realize
what I have done before anyone realizes it and take corrective action. I also
let those who need to know what I have done and what steps I took. Then I also
try not to repeat that action.
We live in a world
that is not perfect. There are people who are greedy and keep things for
themselves that they were entrusted with for others. There are people who
collect information so that they can use it against others. There are those who
think that they can do what they want because of the amount of money that they
have access to. There are people who do not think before they speak or act.
There are also people who
would give the shirt off their own back to someone who needs it more than they
do. There are people who spend a great deal of their time giving service to
others. There are people who, because of physical limitations, do the best they
can to help others in an intellectual area. There are people who give nothing
but joy to the people around them.
Every community has
both types of these people. We need to use the second group of people as our
examples and try to avoid the action and influence of the first group of
people. We also need to learn to uplift those around us, and help them with
problems of their own. I have found that if I give service, I forget about some
of the problems that I have and I also become inspired with solutions for my
problems from the whisperings of the Spirit from our Father who is in Heaven.
Where is this post
taking me? I really don’t know. I am meandering in my mind typing the words as
they come to me. I can only hope that this post will give someone the
inspiration that they have been praying for. I just know that I knew that I
could not do a different type of post today. The Spirit tells me that someone
out there will read this and will act on this. Heavenly Father wants to bless
us. We need to do the things that have been told to us through the Scriptures
and then we will receive the blessings. I know this to be the truth. When I
have a problem that needs an immediate solution, I pray about it and keep a
prayer in my heart as I look for the answer that Heavenly Father will give me.
Sometimes, He wants me to make the decision then come to Him with the decision
to see if it is the right decision. Sometimes, the problem seems to disappear
when I have made the decision and acted on it, but I don’t know the outcome for
a period of time. This period of time could be up to any number of years.
I also want to let
people know that I do believe in Jesus Christ and that I believe that it was
His decisions and actions that make it possible for me to return to my Father
in Heaven. There is never a no-return point for Jesus Christ and Heavenly
Father. But, now is time to learn.
