D&C 10:4
Do not run afaster or labor more than
you have bstrength and means provided
to enable you to translate; but be cdiligent unto the end.
I was curious about
diligent, so I looked it up.
DILIGENT, a. [L.]
1. Steady in application to business; constant in effort
or exertion to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduous; attentive;
industrious; not idle or negligent; applied to persons.
It makes me think of a
long-distance run where energy in the short term must be conserved and steadily
applied so that there is energy left to get through the end. I guess the Lord wants us to live like the
tortoise and not the hare. I have often
been taken to extremism before and have tried diligently to temper this element
in my character. It’s really hard for me
to stop studying when time is up. I
often have to remind myself that I can only put one drop of oil in each
day. It seems like I don’t get very far,
but over the long run consistent diligence is better than over diligence which
will lead to fatigue, burn-out, and over exhaustion.
I have always been curious
about motivations. In this verse the
Lord says why the wicked men altered the Book of Lehi:
How sad. They lost an eternal
reward that would last forever for one that would be like a lollypop, just
because they refused to change. They lost the favor of God and eternal glory
in exchange for the glory of the world, which in the end is really no reward at
all. We are told in the scriptures that
in the end will leave us alone and laugh at us.
He is not a true friend and will leave us after he has used us. It’s really not worth it.
D&C 10:21 And their
hearts are acorrupt, and bfull of wickedness and
abominations; and they clove ddarkness rather than light,
because their edeeds are evil; therefore
they will not ask of me.
I can honestly answer no
to her question. The Spirit has been
leading me to learn how to “council with the Lord in all thy doing”…
·
Alma
37:37
37 Counsel with the Lord in
all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when
thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in
your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy
heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted
up at the last day.
·
2
Nephi 32:9
9 But behold, I say unto you
that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing
unto the Lord save in the first
place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name
of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy
performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
·
Alma
37:36
36 Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let
all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest
let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the
affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord
forever.
I’m not attempting to say
that I’m perfect. I think the opposite
is probably quite obvious. Just trying
to liken this unto myself…
As this truth to council
with the Lord in all my doings permeates through my whole soul, I have noticed
there are many things that I forget to ask Him about. I guess this is just a line-upon-line thing
and it takes time. I will look today for
ways that I can “council” with Him more often, to ask for my specific
need.
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