Seek The Lord Often

If we DO NOT understand something, if we are not taught, we CAN NOT progress. And if we CAN NOT, then at a certain time, we may decide that we WILL NOT believe or progress. It's important to seek truth and teach it to our children and families. We are all nobodies. Even the apostles. They are humble and understand this fact and ask of God what they should do. This is the Church of Jesus Christ, not the church of President Nelson. Pray to have your heart changed. It can happen in a moment, but it also happens over time.

I've been thinking a lot about how satan is so very good at making us feel productive when we really aren't doing anything to improve or make the world a better place. He's so good at creating the feeling, the illusion. Here are a few examples I've been thinking about: Finishing a TV series It's eye-opening to me how we so often feel accomplished for finishing a TV series. It's like with every episode we've accomplished something more. We are working toward the goal of finishing the series. We feel good. Because we finished something. But really all we did was sit and do nothing. Animal Crossing, Pokemon Go, and video games We complete daily tasks, goals. We grow things. We pick weeds. We make our little town beautiful while our real lives are sitting stagnant and still. We are remaining in the same spot which means we're moving backward as time marches on. Why are we so busy all the time when we have so little to do? We don't have to hunt fo...

I've been thinking about how I hear the voice of God and I've realized that it is as I seek him. It's as I pray. It's as I work on the things I feel gently prompted to work on. I've felt that I need to take more time to step away from the distractions of the world and give him some space to speak to me. And it's not just something where I can take thirty minutes here and there. Rather, it's a new way of life that I need to find. I need to seek God first and not let the world drown out his voice. The Spirit wants to speak to me, but I have to give him room to do so. I've felt that he is there so quickly as I step away, repent, and recommit. I plead for help and I'm given it, but it comes in greater abundance as I do my part. For instance, if I want to exercise more and I pour out my heart to God about my struggles in that area, he gives me an initial boost, some ideas, and some clarity of mind. After that, I need to act. And then I often struggl...