Thursday

His Will or Mine?

I pray to Heavenly Father for friends and He blesses me with friends. I pray that Jared will be safe while he is lost in the mountains and He blesses Jared with safety. I pray for my family and friends to be blessed with safety and good health and we are blessed. Whatever I pray for God hears and answers my prayers. He always does!

I also pray that I will do His will. What can I do for You Heavenly Father? Well He told me about 6 months ago to give one of my friends (that He has blessed me with) a Book of Mormon. Oh wait.....really you want me to give my friend a Book of Mormon? This friend will think I am judging them....that I think they aren't good enough. They might even think that I think I am better than them. Really Heavenly Father? Isn't there something else....like take a neighbor a treat....or tend someone's kids.....or something I am comfortable with? I could even tell them how much You love them....would that work? But please help me to do thy will!

How crazy is that but how real is that? I just realized that I do that. I feel bad that Heavenly Father can't depend on me like I do Him. He doesn't specify what I can ask Him to help me with. Well today I did take the Book of Mormon to my friend. My eyes were opened to how my prayers have been conditional. I will help you Heavenly Father as long as I am comfortable with it.

I had a good chat with Heavenly Father about this situation today and I feel good. It is Him that I want to please. It is Him that I can't make it through this life without! This was just a test for me and even though it took me six months to do~I did it! I hope that I will recognize His Will and respond to it quicker in the future. I want Heavenly Father to know that He can count on me like I do Him. (that's impossible I know but I can do better.....a lot better)

I LOVE Heavenly Father! I love that He is patient with me! I love that He forgives me for making stupid mistakes! I love that He trusts me to eventually do His Will! I love that He comforts me when I feel sad! I love that He will always give me another chance.

***just a little note.....I went to see my friend a few days after giving them the book. It was so cool to see how much receiving the book meant to them. They touched it with a reverence and my friend held their hand over their heart and couldn't describe how they felt. I was touched. I let them know that I had no idea that they would even appreciate it at all but that God did! God just knows and we should trust HIM more!

Denise had a Birthday Shout Hooray!

It's that time of the year that I get to see Denise. It was her birthday! It seems we only see each other for our birthdays. I am glad we make time to do so. I love visiting with my friends and getting caught up on their families and their lives. Denise and I are both thinner than the last time we met but she has lost more! I always think she looks great! She's so darn cute inside and out! I sure do cherish my friends.....I cherish Denise! This is a friendship formed because of Visiting Teaching. She was my visiting teacher when we moved to Roy! She was more than just a visiting teacher.....she was a friend. I have always felt strongly about visiting teaching and this is one of the reasons why. I get attached to people that care about me.....I'm attached to Denise because she has always cared about me and my family! (I care about hers too)Thank goodness we each have a birthday once a year so we make time to get together. These moments in time are priceless to me! I love Denise!

this is good

So today I went bowling and that is exactly what I did. I bowled like I actually knew what I was doing!
First game: 178
Second game: 197
Third game: 179
My series: 554
I had to record because that may never happen again! It was fun.....I liked it a lot!