Have you ever 
noticed that the times you feel the closest to the Spirit, this guy will come sneaking in? That has been what has happened to me this week. It seems like I have felt the Spirit very close to me as the comforter as I have been released from a calling I loved very much and was so much a part of my life. I felt it reassuring me that I had done well and that it was time for something new.
Well yesterday morning out of the blue I felt sad, felt like I really wasn't important and that I had messed up as a parent as well. I won't go into all the feelings and thoughts he put into my head but, I reflected on my previous feelings through the week and recognized the opposite feelings I was now having. Lucifer is so sneaky and he knows I have a tendency to listen to him a little too often! I was home alone while my husband was at his morning meetings at the church and I found myself talking out loud saying "Why should I listen to you?", "I know who I trust and it isn't you." "The Savior gives me only good feelings about myself and tells me I can do better". "I believe Him when he tells me if I do my best he will make up the difference. I believe he can and will do what He has promised me." I went to my bed side and knelt in prayer to my
noticed that the times you feel the closest to the Spirit, this guy will come sneaking in? That has been what has happened to me this week. It seems like I have felt the Spirit very close to me as the comforter as I have been released from a calling I loved very much and was so much a part of my life. I felt it reassuring me that I had done well and that it was time for something new.Well yesterday morning out of the blue I felt sad, felt like I really wasn't important and that I had messed up as a parent as well. I won't go into all the feelings and thoughts he put into my head but, I reflected on my previous feelings through the week and recognized the opposite feelings I was now having. Lucifer is so sneaky and he knows I have a tendency to listen to him a little too often! I was home alone while my husband was at his morning meetings at the church and I found myself talking out loud saying "Why should I listen to you?", "I know who I trust and it isn't you." "The Savior gives me only good feelings about myself and tells me I can do better". "I believe Him when he tells me if I do my best he will make up the difference. I believe he can and will do what He has promised me." I went to my bed side and knelt in prayer to my
Heavenly Father. I know He came running back to me to help me through this weak moment. I felt the warmth and good feelings I had previously come back into mind and heart. I am so grateful to have the testimony and teachings that I have. To know where to turn for peace. I loved this quote from the lesson we had in Relief Society yesterday from the talk given by Pres. Uchtdorf in the Priesthood session of last conference. "I have seen enough ups and downs throughout my life to know that winter will surely give way to the warmth and hope of a new spring." This quote will get me through the rest of this winter with the warmth and hope of spring temporally and spiritually. I love and trust my Savior, Redeemer, Brother and friend. He will get us through the bad times and weak moments if we let Him!!
2 comments:
I love that quote. When you commented on that one this morning on my blog, I thought, "Oh shoot! I loved that one too!" I'm so glad you shared it.
That quote is SO true. I think we do have "tough" times at different periods so we can recognize the bright points later. It is the whole - opposition in all things, light vs. darkness, etc.
You are a wise woman. Thanks for always imparting so much insight!
I think Nelladet summed that talk up best when she said it had so many "Cross-stitch quotes." :) You really could just frame the whole talk. Spring really is such a metaphor for life...light and life at the end of darkness and death.
Hope you are feeling better. Though perfectly "normal" to feel that way at times, don't let yourself feel down because you truly are an inspiration to us all.
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