Like a needy child.... One in desperate need of a sense of stability and rock solid security and desiring a massive dose of that feeling that comes from feeling the Spirit...I sought the peace, the blessings available through Temple attendance and Church attendance. Terry is so wonderful in insisting/supporting that I regularly go to the Temple. He says that he can feel the blessings when I go. I'm not sure if that is because he can't go but he would if he could so therefore he is blessed or if it's because I'm nicer/kinder etc. when I return from the Temple but whatever it is...it works and we both enjoy it. I personally love the feeling.
As with other things like tithing etc., although I can't say how it transpires, I can say things do transpire and it is amazing to me. I'm so appreciative of those promised blessings that attend acts of obedience. I just have to do something, like attend the Temple, and I will be blessed on so many levels. I am thankful I have faith in the simple fact that obedience brings forth blessings.
I read that book by Sister Nelson about angels and it was pretty much a beautifully laid out book of that talk that had inspired me to buy the book. I love pretty things in books. it is lovely. The angel part was, as I just said, the story she related. it is one small part of the book. The book is more centered on being Covenant Keepers. I'm interested in that factor and want to be more obedient to the Covenants I've made.
I don't feel that I've ever yet figured out how to access grace. I have learned to access Heaven through personal prayer and to know and feel they are heard and answered but I've not figured out the grace part. I've always been fascinated with grace and have always had a very simplistic approach to it...there is A to Z. I want to get to Z. On my own merit I can get to K. Grace will carry me to Z. I understand grace applies to situations after I've done all I can. I love the definition that it is an enabling power. I want to figure out how to access that enabling power and experience that in my life.
I also found a book by Sheri Dew about grace and I enjoyed it and learned from her perspective.
I am now personally studying...Angels and Grace and Temples...to be able to grow spiritually and be better able to handle the challenges of my life. I have enjoyed reading those two little books and starting the digging into BD/Index/scriptures and start searching Conference talks. True I can't fully change my circumstance of life happenings but I certainly can change my spiritual knowledge and reap those blessings.
Last week was so challenging for us with Terry's health and him being in pain and I couldn't help him but the Spirit was sweet and special. I attended Stake Conference and a Ward meeting about Missionary work. plus that great Temple trip. plus being eager to delve into, really search it out, about Temples/Grace/Angels and starting that marvelous adventure of spiritual growth.
I've thought this week about the steadiness of the Gospel and the security I have of it's never changing doctrine and the comfort and security and belief/conviction of Prophets and Temples and the Holy Ghost and the beauty of the Scriptures and the witness of truth that comes from study and the courage that starts to course through my mind and the feeling of rightness for living the best I can.
It really hit me as how transient the world is and what is good today, is outdated and old and thrown tomorrow. Those changing fads can cause problems for people without the ability to keep up with the times and make the changes that start to hit broadside on what is correct. Something as simple as colors that are popular. In today and out tomorrow! people redecorate entire houses or purge wrong colored or wrong style clothing. I always wondered...who are these powerful people that dictate the colors that will reign for a year. Did you know that there is such a group? Seriously.
I find it fascinating that a group has such power to influence everything of color...furniture...fabric...paint...appliances and on and on. Just thought you'd like to know the 2016 colors that were just announced by Pantone Color Institute here True they will change colors for next year but also true, the time I spend studying to grow in gospel learning will never change or go out of style. It's a classic beauty that will withstand the test of time!
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(a tidbit from Wikipedia)...Annually, Pantone declares a particular color "Color of the Year". Twice a year the company hosts, in a European capital, a secret meeting of representatives from various nations' color standards groups. After two days of presentations and debate, they choose a color for the following year.
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2016!! first time they have ever selected two colors! Rose Quartz and Serenity.
"A symbolic color selection; a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude."
"For the first time Pantone introduces two shades, Rose Quartz and Serenity as the PANTONE Color of the Year 2016. Rose Quartz is a persuasive yet gentle tone that conveys compassion and a sense of composure. Serenity is weightless and airy, like the expanse of the blue sky above us, bringing feelings of respite and relaxation even in turbulent times."
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