they told me.
So I did.
And sure enough,
one of them was missing!
True right? But then my hairdesser said something, "You see all these people running around looking for something that was never lost."
She was saying it in context with turning to God and praising him with glad songs. Especially when He is all you have at the moment. She is away from her husband and children in a place where she encounters racism and a language barrier. And she handles it by praising God with everything inside her. I told her she belongs in our temple. She is a holy woman. And she isn't attending any church right now, so I told her she could come with me and we exchanged addresses and numbers and now she has missionaries. But I think she's changed my life. When that panicy "You have to run faster and harder to make it," feeling seizes me, I think - Why? Its all here. What will more productivity or more possessions give me? More approval? More worth? Being loved? Peace of mind? They were never lost. Life seems to challenge that assertion a lot. But if I challenge Life right back and hold still the Spirit confirms that my friend Ayo is right. All the things my soul hungers I may be blind to seeing - but they have not gone.
"...Their strength is to sit still...For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength...And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left...Ye shall have a song...and gladness of heart as when one goeth...into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lightening down of His arm." (Isaiah 30:7,15,21,29,30)
The whole chapter is delicious like that.
Relax, know that "I will order all things for your good as fast as ye are able to recieve them." (D&C 111:11)
I will quiet the part of me that pretends I know what will make me happiest and when and how it should come.
I will be open to the good things that God,the Creator of endless Universes is ordering -
from His resources
good things for me.
And good things for you!
So I did.
And sure enough,
one of them was missing!
True right? But then my hairdesser said something, "You see all these people running around looking for something that was never lost."
She was saying it in context with turning to God and praising him with glad songs. Especially when He is all you have at the moment. She is away from her husband and children in a place where she encounters racism and a language barrier. And she handles it by praising God with everything inside her. I told her she belongs in our temple. She is a holy woman. And she isn't attending any church right now, so I told her she could come with me and we exchanged addresses and numbers and now she has missionaries. But I think she's changed my life. When that panicy "You have to run faster and harder to make it," feeling seizes me, I think - Why? Its all here. What will more productivity or more possessions give me? More approval? More worth? Being loved? Peace of mind? They were never lost. Life seems to challenge that assertion a lot. But if I challenge Life right back and hold still the Spirit confirms that my friend Ayo is right. All the things my soul hungers I may be blind to seeing - but they have not gone.
"...Their strength is to sit still...For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength...And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left...Ye shall have a song...and gladness of heart as when one goeth...into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lightening down of His arm." (Isaiah 30:7,15,21,29,30)
The whole chapter is delicious like that.
Relax, know that "I will order all things for your good as fast as ye are able to recieve them." (D&C 111:11)
I will quiet the part of me that pretends I know what will make me happiest and when and how it should come.
I will be open to the good things that God,the Creator of endless Universes is ordering -
from His resources
good things for me.
And good things for you!
*And if its not okay...its not the end!
6 comments:
That's a great story Julie Anne! I love reading your blog. :0)
Reading your blog reminded me of a quote by Pres. Hinckley, "in all your getting... get understanding." I think that's what you have Julie, a beautiful understanding of what is truly most important in life. I think you are wonderful, intelligent, and of course beautiful. I really admire you.
Thanks guys! I'm sure lucky to have you in my life and in my family!
'Tis true, sometimes we need to be reminded what is important in life, and note get lost in the shuffle and flurry that so often accompanies modern life. I are reminded of the scripture:
"Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you." (2 Chorincles 20:17)
Let us not forget "to stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord" from time to time.
Wow! I never heard that scripture. I love it! Yes, that's the message I've been getting from God lately. Stand still, I've got this. There are things that need to happen, but I will do them. Trust me. Thank-you for sharing that powerful scripture Will!
Hey, lady, I'm just skimming things trying to catch up right now, but that looks really cool. I might have to add Isaiah 30 to my list of things to read when I get around to studying my scriptures today, which doesn't seem to be happening very fast! lol.
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