Thursday, April 18, 2013

Starting the day off on the Right Foot!

I Began my day studying the scriptures. I had recently been seeking guidance on how to improve my scripture study and felt prompted that I should begin to study by topic. I did today and had a marvelous experience. I read in Ether 12 in the Book of Mormon, because I wanted to study faith, and I ended up learning so much more! I was all of the place, in the Luke, Mark, Ephesians, 2 Corinthians, Alma, Mosiah and 2 Nephi as well... I was so blessed to learn so much and to feel the fire and strength of praying, pondering and studying the scriptures. I felt so grateful I had to offer a prayer of thanksgiving following the fantastic study opportunity that I had. Later during the day, when it was my time to watch new Baby Jadeilyn, she became squirmy and was not content being in her rocker bed. As I picked her up, realizing I wasn't going to get a shower for awhile, I was reminded that I needed to do my singing for the day. Had Jadeilyn not been fussy I would have completely forgot! What a blessing that was, just a small thing that Heavenly Father was willing to remind me to do. After my voice lesson was done I decided to turn on some church music, as she and I sat listening a song came on my Hilary Weeks called "All the Good." I was almost brought to tears, needing to hear the message of the song. If you have the chance to listen to it it is very inspiring. The lyrics are listed below. I have a tendency to do exactly as this song says, to not notice all the good i am doing and to feel guilty for all I am not doing. The Lord would have us live an abundant life and we cannot do so by living with constant guilt. There is a time and place for guilt, but the Lord wants us to come to him and see the good, to not get discouraged, but to properly prioritize our lives. He is the one we need to  please.Let us remember the good.
The minutes tick by
Lost in the moonlight
As the day echoes through the night
She wasn't enough
She wonders if she ever will be
Mistakes are all she sees
In the shadows of the night
But she forgets
When the guilt fades from memory
She forgets about

The good things she's done
The kind words she's said
The tiny victories that no one sees
And the changes she's made
And when the count comes in
As she's adding up the day
In the midst of the "coulds" and "shoulds"
Help her remember all the good

I've given my all
I've run until I'm weary
And I reach up every time I fall
I know who I am
I feel it deep within me
But the best of me hides
While my weaknesses all shine
And I forget
Until He patiently reminds me
I forget about

The good things I've done
The kind words I said
The tiny victories that no one sees
And the changes I've made
And when the count comes in
As I'm adding up the day
In the midst of the "coulds" and "shoulds"
Help me remember

He looks on the heart
Fills in the missing pieces
We can be sure 
That He knows and won't forget

The good things we've done
The kind words we've said
The tiny victories He surely sees
And the changes we've made
As the day comes to a close
And we've done all we could
Look through the mirror of His love
And He will show us
All the good

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