Two weeks ago I was at the Family History Center in Brooklyn, working on a presentation that I would be giving at the Youth Conference Aug 21.
As I was deep in concentration preparing my message, some friends stopped by to bring me some gifts. My friends where in a great mood and ready to fellowship and chat. I on the other hand was very focused on writing my talk for the youth, organizing my thoughts. I was trying to follow the spirit in spite of the chatter that had now taken over the Family History Center. I felt like my friends where now ‘in my way’ and need to be quite so I could continue in my task. I felt myself closing down and getting annoyed.
Later than night I was reading the Ensign Magazine and read the following:
“Setting and achieving goals can be a wonderful thing. But when success in reaching goals comes at the expense of disregarding, ignoring, or hurting others, the cost of that success may be too precious.”
President Dieter F. Uchtordorf, Second Couselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Then the sprit witnessed to me that I do this all the time! Crap! I thought it was good to be focused…
That night while saying my prayers, Father showed me another way, His way. I vowed to always put others first. If I am hungry, or going somewhere else, or trying to accomplish something, and someone ‘gets in my way’ I vowed to stop and just be with that person and to put others first.
_____RESULTS_________
This past two weeks have been so much more rich. I have found that problems I needed solving or things I was working on, the person who could help me actually had the answers or resources I need to move forward in what I was trying so hard to accomplish on my own.
God is sends me the help I need and sometimes I am so wrapped up in doing it alone/my way that I am missing the blessings he is just trying to bless me with.
Thank you God for loving me and giving me such beauty in my life.