FDREL Week 2 Putting it all together
Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2; John 1:1-18, 17:1-5
Matthew 3-4; Mark 1; Luke 3-4; John 1:1-19-4:54
This week my focus was centered more on having FAITH in the Lords timing. It was very insightful and the timing of this focus was very prevalent.
I found 3 great talks regarding timing.
https://www.lds.org/ensign/2003/10/timing?lang=eng
https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/02/trust-in-heavens-timing?lang=eng
In the Sermon on the Mount, the Savior taught us the importance of letting the gospel light shine in our lives.
Gordon B. Hinckley said, “The candle that the Lord has lighted in this dispensation can become as a light unto the whole world, and others seeing our good works can be led to glorify our Father in Heaven and emulate in their own lives the examples they have observed in ours."
This means that this concept begins with us, we can begin by having virtue the center of our home and then we and our children can hopefully be lights on a hill for all to see. Showing the love of God and the strength to always carry on. Yes, WE are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Our Talents should not be hidden...Our testimonies should not be hidden and We must find ways to share our light.
In Matthew 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
We have the potential to give light to many.
We have the potential to give light to many.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
We have the potential to show our good works and be disciples of Christ.
“Jesus wants every one of us to know him because of the transforming power of that knowledge and because of the indescribable joy it brings to our lives. But the influence of the gospel is to extend beyond each individual. It is to be as a light that dispels the darkness from the lives of those around us. No one is saved solely and simply for himself alone, just as no lamp is lighted merely for its own benefit.”Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
In my studies this week there was a Scripture in Matthew 6 verses 25-34
A phrase that caught my eye was "take no thought for tomorrow"
Doesn't that sound nice at times?
A phrase that caught my eye was "take no thought for tomorrow"
Doesn't that sound nice at times?
God wants us to not worry so much about tomorrow.
This all reminds me of the talk our sweet prophet gave in 2008. Finding Joy in the Journey.
"Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes.
This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that elusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now."
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