Friday, September 26, 2008
"Be ye therefore....mediocre"
I was listening to a talk by Sheri Dew called Awake, arise and come unto Christ and she said in it that God did not say " Be ye therefore mediocre" and it made me laugh at first, but then really made me think too. I think I am mediocre in a lot of areas in my life. She said it is easier sometimes to be motivated to do hard things than it is to do or change easy things. I think that is so true with me. I think a lot of that has to do with habits. Once you form habits it is so hard to change them. Last week in church, the other teacher that I teach with said something that had never occured to me. She said we are a lot more like Laman and Lemuel than we are Nephi. I think that is so true. We always think of Laman and Lemuel as being sooooo bad. Always complaining and loosing faith when things start to get hard. Forgetting about all the times Heavenly Father has blessed you and really come through for you. This has really made me think a lot about things. Any ways just a few thoughts I have been having. Have a great Friday everybody.
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I think that another word for mediocre could be "complacent." And I'm definitely that. I realized last night that it's been months since we've gone to the temple, and overall, have just let life sort of take over.
Anyway, thanks for the reminder!
I think unlike Lamen and Lemuel we are constantly trying to do better and to be better. Nephi struggled and complained too, but he kept his faith in the Lord. So while some times it might seem like we are the two bad brothers, I think we are with faith and love and belief,hopefully, more like Nephi
You are right, I think I will have to look that talk up. There are definitely things to think about and always things to work on.
I guess I've never thought about it quite that way before, but you're right we are a lot more like Laman and Lemuel. Thanks for the reminder to do better.
I always think there are so many ways I could improve the way I do things and my life is general, but when it comes down to it I just have to be and do the best I personally can.
Cool, Nat. That is so true. I get so motivated for big things and have a hard time changing the small weaknesses...anyway, how are you! Haven't talked in awhile. Hope things are going well and hope to talk with you soon.
So true. I'm always flabbergasted when Laman and Lemuel start to murmur when days ago they've seen an angel. But it does seem that when things go south we usually turn to the One who has blessed us the most and ask him why. Good post, very thought provoking.
Thanks for sharing that. That is really something good to think about. I think its something we all probably worry about, being mediocre that is.
I remember my Mom telling me she was okay at just being "average" at some things. I remember thinking, "What?! That sounds so self-defeatist" but I think what she was really saying was that she had a lot of strengths that she was good at and so she wasn't going to worry about perfecting weak things that didn't matter to her. That's not to say we shouldn't try to overcome weaknesses that SHOULD be things we need to strengthen. Its about personal achievment, and not how we measure up to others. It has taken me a while to realize that.
I hate breaking old habbits! Its really hard. Like right now, for example -I should be putting laundry away, cooking dinner, vacuuming... but am I? NO, I'm blogging instead!! ;)
So true! What a great thing to think about. Thanks for the good post.
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