You revealed

When God calls you to do a job you think you cannot do, He is giving you one of two things. First, He is revealing to you who you really are. He is showing you the beauty of what your spirit was like before this life.

If for example you are exerting patience beyond what you once thought yourself capable of; then you are being witness to the truth that your spirit before this life had an ability to be patient to a great degree. God knew this and choose to give you an experience uniquely designed to show you exactly what you are truly capable of.

As with the story of Abraham and Isaac in the scriptures; God already knows what you are capable of. He doesn't ask anything of you to show Himself what will happen, He asks it of you to show you. It is in His asking you to do it that the knowledge of what you can do and will do is revealed to you. The truth is simply this; that you are magnificent, beautiful, strong, powerful, and far more capable than you remember being at this time.

Second, when the truth is revealed to you as you act on faith doing what God asks of you, you further grow and deepen the ability within yourself. You have now stretched further your faith in the truth of your capacity to be patient. This then changes the image you had of yourself and what you thought you were capable of.

Just as when you exercise, what you are capable of doing after a few weeks of consistent effort is greater than what you could do when you began. It is this way with physical abilities and also with emotional, mental, and spiritual abilities. Every step you take acting on the things that God asks of you helps you go farther and grow further beyond what you first imagined possible.

This new perspective of yourself gives you a greater self-image which broadens your ability to hope and believe. This then gives God the opportunity to bless your life in greater and more magnificent ways. It also gives Him the opportunity to show you what is most amazing about you and reveal deeper truths about who you really are!

It is in the act of putting off the natural man that we reveal our true divine nature to ourselves. The natural man is the fight or flight instinct and the desire to do less than we know we can. Over-coming these more base desires and pushing through the fear helps us to reach the success we are searching for.

Repeat, Recycle, Reuse

I have been writing a lot lately. Many things that I feel I have already said before. And yet I feel the need to keep writing about it. It may be the same thing but there are more perspectives.

So basically if you feel a sense of deja vu while reading anything, it's not your imagination. I hope these additional insights are as useful to you as they have been for me.

Attitude of Gratitude

Today I am grateful for a husband that wants me to be happy. He wants my happiness so much that he is willing to work with me to help me create it. And I thank God for helping me to realize it and appreciate him.

Quotes to live by

"So here's what I know. Each of us possesses a deepest place that is wholly sufficient. It is our essence, the very heart of us. This heart knows what is good for us and is ready to provide it's wisdom. It speaks through coincidence, through the inner voice of intuition, through dreams and visions, and through the world around us. So keep your eyes open; coincidence, a miracle, a blessing, absolutely." ~ Gloria Loring

Attitude of Gratitude

Celebrating anniversaries are fun and wonderful. Today I am grateful to be celebrating mine!

Fear in perspective

"Fear is the conscious mind searching for an answer it doesn't have." ~ After Earth

Faith is acting without an answer.

Exercising faith gives God the opportunity to reveal to us the truth of who we are.

To the degree we exercise our faith is to the degree in which He can more fully show us our own magnificence and divine nature. He does this because we are His beloved children and He wants our eternal happiness which can only be gained through a broader vision of who we are. Exercising faith helps us to understand the full scope of who we are in ways that we were to afraid to do before. Catching the vision that God has of us emboldens us to act in a way that we did not have the confidence to do on our own.

It is His plan not only that we return home to Him but also that we may be more fully like Him; divine Gods and Goddesses. He does this so that we may then do as He has done; create beauty and magnificence in perfect knowledge. This is the greatest gift that He can bestow upon us and He desires that we may all have it.

In the end if we can understand that He always wants our eternal happiness and that is what He always works to do in our lives, we will be able to more fully trust Him in all things and then be able to exercise the faith it takes to move mountains in our lives. Understanding this principle and putting it into practice will make our dreams into our reality.

Attitude of Gratitude

Today I am grateful that I am taking the time to invest in me. Aside from God, I am my greatest asset. If I don't take care of me, how will I ever do the many things I wish to accomplish in life? It's like expecting your car to keep running even though you refuse to repair it or put fuel in it. The thought process of I'll take care of me when _____ is accomplished is faulty thinking. With this thinking you'll never make it. So take care of yourself so you can reach the final destination.

Quotes to live by

"Just do the next thing you're reasonably certain Jesus wants you to do. And commit to it immediately---in the next 10 seconds---before you change your mind." ~Clare De Graaf

Attitude of Gratitude

Today I am grateful for spending the morning with my baby. I was able to just enjoy being with her, snuggling and playing without having to rush off any where.

Quotes to live by

"Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

What is possible

I have started using a companion reader with my scriptures, "Verse by Verse The Book of Mormon". As I was reading the companion book I came upon a quote that got me thinking. President Ogden said, "...can't is a denial of the Holy Ghost. With God all things are possible." We are taught this in the scriptures. Like in Philippians 4:13 it says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." But even though we are taught this how many of us believe it? How many of us exercise faith in this principle? How many of us try it or test it to see if it is true?

I have spent so much of my life telling myself what I can't do that I feel trapped and boxed in. I know I have talked about this before but it has been a big issue in my forward progression and I feel the need to speak it on it again. I can't has been a major road block in my work in obtaining my dreams and living the life that I really want. I can't has left me with the choices of completely giving up or settling for less than what I truly desire. I can't has caused me to miss out on so many opportunities. I have wasted too much of my life on I can't.

I am left to wonder how much of the possibilities of my life have been wasted away on these two little words. Two words that seem so small and insignificant and yet they have such a devastating effect on life. The saddest part is that I can't has no power over me unless I choose. It is only when I choose to say "I can't" that I then give up or settle. The reality is that within the realm of what I know to be right and true, there is always something that I can do.

I say this because there are certain unalienable truths, which cannot be taken away or denied. The truth is I can't is really I don't want to or I don't think I can. There are so many things that I don't want to do but I am fully capable of doing. There is so much that I want to do but I am scared that I am not capable of doing them. And for every time that I say I can't, how often am I left feeling unsatisfied?

I believe the truth to be this. I have dreams and goals. On the way to achieving them I come across many things that I don't want to do. Every time I skirt around them I find myself going in a direction that is further away from my dream. I also come across things that I am scared I am not qualified or accomplished enough to do. I feel that I am lacking in some way and do not feel capable of doing it. I have told myself that I can't and so I give a halfhearted effort or don't try at all. Because of this I find myself further away from what I really want. It is at this point of feeling disappointed and empty that I look around and see what I will settle for to try and fill the void of what not going for the dream has left.

I want to clarify something. When I refer to "don't want to" I am not referring to things that are wrong. As in the ends justify the means. In the sphere of what is right there are things that I don't feel like doing even though I know it will get me what I want. I want to have it without the work. For instance; I want great health but I don't want to exercise or give any thought to eating habits or I want a clean house but I don't want to do my chores. You know what I mean.

I think that there is a part of me that thinks, "I am not worthy of what God says I can have or capable of being what God says I am." Because if I could see myself as God sees me, why would I ever settle for anything less than what He says is true or what He offers. If I really believed that all things are possible with God, settling or giving up would never be a consideration. I would always know that everything would work out, that I would always make the goal. I would also understand that the times I didn't succeed wouldn't be because it wasn't true. I would know it's because God has a greater vision for me than I have for myself and the times something didn't work out would only mean that God was preparing me for something greater. In these instances I wouldn't succumb to the depression of defeat but rather I would be able to keep pressing forward knowing that God was giving me something better.

These are the pondering I have had since reading this quote. I wanted to share them with you because I know that they are divinely inspired. I know it is heavenly inspiration to teach me what is possible if I exercise a little faith in the choices I am making. If I can believe enough long enough I will see the fruits of my labor through the ability to reach my dreams rather than settle or give up on them. And rather than succumbing to defeat when things don't go as plan, I can pick myself up and smile as I move forward knowing that it is only because God is giving me something better. Something that if I had known about it I would have picked it in the first place.

I know it can be a daunting task to believe when all the evidence seems contrary to what you are hoping, but it is at these times especially that you must believe with all of your heart, mind, and strength. Believe as much as you are capable of and then go past that. It is in this moment of stretching beyond what you think you can do when God sends angels and miracles happen.

I will share more about this subject in another article. I don't want to overwhelm you with too much and this has already gotten to be very long as it is. Take some time to ponder on what I have shared and see if any of it rings true for you. See if there is something that can benefit you as you move towards your own dreams. God bless you on your journey and may you be successful.

Attitude of Gratitude

I have a child that is adventurous and just keeps disappearing. It is making for an interesting summer. And so I am grateful for all of the help that is being given to me to help keep all of my children safe but especially my little Houdini.

Quotes to live by

"I feel the incredible sense of connection that comes when people share their lives with one another. To me, it's God using us to spread his love." ~ Delilah