DAY #5- SEEKING AFTER THE GOOD

As I have grown older, and somewhat wiser, I have really grown to love the Sabbath Day.  Sunday's just have a different feel about them.  They are quiet, and rejuvenating.  However, the Sabbath Day is not just for our physical well being, but most importantly, for our spiritual well being.

The reason I love Sunday's so much is because we get to attend church, and partake of the sacrament. The sacrament is a time when we can reflect on our week, and think about how we need and want to improve.  After coming home from my mission, I have appreciated the sacrament even more because that is when I feel the presence of the holy spirit the most.

This week as I was contemplating my daily efforts of the week during the sacrament, I couldn't help but feel a strong desire to improve.  I did not feel like I had failed, but I knew I could do a little better to be a little better this next week.  The sacrament really set the tone for what the spirit needed to teach me in the remainder of my meetings.

I learned today that I need to be where I am doing my best.  I cannot be focussed on future events that i cannot control.  I need to focus on what i can control, and do my best.  That is hard to hear when your future is filled with adventure, love, and excitement.  So you can imagine my disappointment when I was prompted to be in the present, which requires me to be patient.  Clearly I have to learn things in the most difficult way possible.  But I learn them eventually, and that is all that matters.  Just another testament of the divine nature of God, and His perfect patience with His imperfect children.