The Lord's Timing
I've said it a million times and I'll probably say it again but I cant believe it is almost September...this week was a goooooood week!! I went on an exchange with Sister Patterson and I got to spend a day in Illinois yay!! they are known for having white squirrels where I went but i didn't get to see one but maybe next time. but anyways this week was SUPER cool.
We had interviews with President and Sister Alder on Thursday and they were so special. I love them, they are such spiritual giants & the biggest cheerleaders. it was so sweet, President Alder is so excited about the work up here and it was a super encouraging and spiritual experience to talk to him and to feel his love for the Lord's work. we left interviews SO pumped for the work & ready to be representatives of Jesus Christ. over the next couple days we were organizing how the work is going to be done and we began to be really stressed out....& we are still a little stressed out but a wise women (my mom) once said, "if the Lord is good with it & with the timing of things and your progression then you should be good with it. the Lord knows when you need answers and direction. just trust him." ^^VERY wise woman if I must say. but really truthfully the Lord's timing is SO perfect. one thing someone said to me a couple weeks ago that I loved was, "God may be slow but He is ALWAYS on time." & I love that SO so much because God's timing is so different from mine and so different than what I "think" it should be and I am so grateful that His plan is the one that I can follow because my way would definitely fail. sometimes trusting that plan is really hard but I know for a surety that we will ALWAYS be happier & safer if we trust him.
In my studies this week I was reading in Doctrine & Covenants and I came across one of my favorite verses. section 9:8 says, "But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right." SO good!! God loves us so so much and he wants to help us fulfill our righteous desires. but he isn't going to hand everything to us, we have to study it out in our minds and when we take that to him he will lovingly accept and guide us. whether we want to be a better daughter, son, mother, father, missionary, student, person or whatever else we righteously desire to become, we need to turn to him & take our troubles and difficulties to him. he wants to help us so much!!
In my studies this week I was reading in Doctrine & Covenants and I came across one of my favorite verses. section 9:8 says, "But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right." SO good!! God loves us so so much and he wants to help us fulfill our righteous desires. but he isn't going to hand everything to us, we have to study it out in our minds and when we take that to him he will lovingly accept and guide us. whether we want to be a better daughter, son, mother, father, missionary, student, person or whatever else we righteously desire to become, we need to turn to him & take our troubles and difficulties to him. he wants to help us so much!!
