Sunday, September 15, 2013

Inspiration, Revelation, Creation.

  • "I bear witness that this is our Heavenly Father’s work and that He has a profound personal interest in it. I testify that as you act upon the direction that will be given here today, you will also come to know how intimately He is involved in this effort."
    —Jeffrey R. Holland, "Welcome and Opening Remarks"
    Heavenly Father loves to put you in situations that you can learn from. He leads and guides us through the inspiration and revelation we can receive on our own. What I have relearned the past few weeks is that you need to put yourself in situations where you CAN receive the message that God has for you. He wants us to be happy, He wants us to do the things we love and enjoy doing, He loves to watch us be successful, and most importantly He loves hearing us tell Him how happy we are, and how much we LOVE the blessings that He brings into our lives.
    As you all maybe wondering "Whats going on?" "Are you OKAY?" "Why are you coming home?" to make a long story short, Heavenly Father has more to offer me at home. I am off track so no I am not missing school. I am just saving money, staying up here I would have to worry about rent, and a 30 mile commute to work, and at home I don't have to worry about rent and I can get a job that is so much closer. 
    Heavenly Father put me in a situation where I was inspired with many different outcomes. 1. stay, continue to work a job I know that I will continue to have 2. stay, find work IN Rexburg, 3. go home, and find work. ALL of which are GOOD things but it was up to me to take it to my Heavenly Father and figure out my BEST interest/outcome. It took me 3 weeks to figure out what was happening. And even just 10 days ago I was still not so sure what would happen. But I called one of my very favorite people, my grandmother. I knew that she would be able to tell me what I needed to hear. Quite frankly I thought that Heavenly Father was going to give her the answer I needed to hear, but you know what she was prompted to say?
    "These are all good options, these are all things that are good that will continue to bring you to success and greatness. He gave you a brain, so He has given you the opportunity to think, so chose. make a decision in your mind and go to the Lord about it, and He will let you know. But since these are all equal in greatness maybe you just need to make a decision for yourself"
    WOW!! Grandma, you are so wise.
    So I did, I made the decision that I was going to stay in Rexburg and work IN town, a week later I had received no phone calls about new work, so I decided to put my contract on the board to sell it. It sold with in 5 minutes. I instantly prayed and told Him what had happened and I felt for myself that this is what I need to do. I said "I'll go where you want me to go dear Lord". The very next day I put a notice in at work, and prepped everything I needed to go home.
    Heavenly Father put me in a position where I was inspired with ideas, through revelation I found what He wants for me to do, and with this decision that I have made I am able to create something of myself to do what I can to meet the potential that my Father in Heaven has for me to meet. 

    I want to bear MY testimony of those three words, "Inspiration, Revelation and Creation" and how they go hand in hand when you are keeping yourself on the right track with what Heavenly Father has for you. I know that through this experience I have grown closer to Him and found a piece of myself, and was able to learn and grow. I know that our Lord and Savior has us, to fulfill His work, and its up to us to be the best we can be, in the way that He wants in order to fulfill every detail that he wants completed. 

    I am so grateful for the support system that I have, my parents, my grandparents, and Dillon. They are always praying for me and guiding and teaching me so that I can do what I can to meet my potential. Without them it would be so much harder for me to make the decisions I need to learn and grow in the way God wants me to. 
    I write these these in hopes to provide inspiration or maybe even revelation to some of you.
    In the name of Jesus Christ amen.