Trust...or Settle!

Trust in God. That’s the key. No matter what angle you’re looking at it, God sees the big picture whereas we only see what’s right in front of our noses. We had a plan. It was going to take us to the stars; but, He gives you another path that may create fear and confusion in your eyes yet promises joy and blessings.

Do you go with the plan you had that you know you’ll get to the stars? Or do you go with the plan that might be scary, but shoots you millennials away from those small shining rocks to beaming rays of light and love?

It’s a jump. A jump that may cause others to judge you – think you’re going too fast. “You’re going to get hurt,” they say. “It’s too far of a jump. Just wait.” But you know that you must take that leap, for you’ve taken a similar leap before and it has been a blessing to you and those in your life.

Let God be the conductor of your tain, not the world. Don’t push Him to the caboose just so you can see what’s in front of you. You could miss a chance of a lifetime.

Trust…or Settle!

Build, Remember and Trust

          A strong weightlifting hiker gets stuck on an icy cold snowy mountain top. Heart pounding. Avalanche prepared to fall. Wonder and hope freezes as doubt is building up. Not a rescue team in sight. All the strength in one man's workout couldn't hold back nature's arm. How would one survive the fall?
          When an athlete swimmer gets stuck in a whirlpool, is all the former training enough to get him out? Or is it all forgotten while anxiety takes over? Everyone knows he's the best Olympic swimmer; so, no one thought to keep an eye on him as he swam out to sea. Wonder and hope splash dangerously to stay above the depths of doubt.
          Everyone has skills, talents, dreams and abilities; but, even so everyone has weaknesses. Doubt has a way of finding us when we thought we were at the top of our game. What is a dream without hope? What is a talent or skill without practice? - non existent - If we choose to allow faith and hope to rein our path, doubt becomes non existent.
          When an avalanche is tumbling and crushing your dreams and hopes, use that snow from the avalanche and build a structure of strength and passion. When the whirlpool is sucking you down in the depths of despair, relax and remember who you are and what you're capable of.
          We need to learn how to trust ourselves and our Creator. We are made to overcome our weaknesses as they are shown unto us (Ether 12:27). Life was never meant to be easy; for, how would you learn if perfection was given on a silver platter? Trust is personal and a big step. Whether it's within oneself or with another. Do you trust yourself to do the right thing? Do you trust God to lead you down the path that will bring you the most joy even though you can't see it right now? You can overcome doubt and fear as you allow faith and hope to lead and guide your life.
          Sculpt that sculpture! Remember your strength and worth! And learn to trust! In doing so, your path will lead to treasures untold!

Shaping a Diamond

The world spins in various directions. But as soon as you realize the direction its going its trips you right underneath your feet as it switches directions. You think the sun is setting with a calm pace but you soon come to realize it's storming fire and brimstone. Life brings you blackness only to sharpen and press into a diamond. You only see the pain and agony feeling hopeless and pathetic. You're told certain edges will define you and make many love you. But what about the edges that just seem unimportant and worthless. What's the point of shaping and sketching those edges into our lives? As we watch someone's edges get chipped away all we can say is it'll make her into a stronger and more beautiful masterpiece in the end. When there's nothing you can do to stop the painful edges get pulled, yanked and sawed off it feels as if it is happening to your own edges. But there's nothing you can do to make a difference. Only the designer can help guide and shift but in the end only the one He's holding and shaping has control over whether or not they will allow the master to turn them into a diamond. How does one help another when they don't want to be helped? How does one give a piece of their shine of diamond to strengthen and support the other from the pain their going through? At last only the one being shaped has control over their future. And the rest of us can only go so far

One Day of Hope

Heart racing. Memories flying. Life is but a dream. Years pass through as if there's no tomorrow yet tomorrow feels a million miles away. Lessons learned as a child flood the mind while decisions are made. Permission is no longer required and surviving is put upon your own shoulders. The mind acts strong though emotions keep taking lead. How much more can one soul take? A punch here and there takes a toll. But when every few months a new bolder seems to fall down on your head, how does one convince themselves to get back up? Keep moving forward? Hope lasts for so long then doubt rises above it. A night of tears overwhelm the human body as fear arises. A sobbed prayer is loud and clear to the Heavens that this child needs help. Once more help is given and angels bear the bolder once fallen on her head. Though many miracles occur life has a funny way of creating loops. Though faith must over power the weakness one feels as though they're going to drown. But with hope lingering and not backing down it finally makes its way to the top of the tsunami of tears. The sun once again rises and pushes away all storms. As one looks at the starry canvas her heart longs for the new day of hope. Praying for motivation to endure and smile with joy rather than with pain hiding behind her eyes. She rests her head on her damped pillow with a song in her heart, don't worry cause every little thing will be alright. Be still my soul the Lord is on thy side. With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain. In time wether in this life or the next her body will be healed and she will be whole again