i don’t have a lot of
time, so I’ll just share a thought i had this week. we are much more complacent
with things than we should be. i realized that i am not really doing anything
bad, i am following the rules, i am working all day, I’m basically doing
everything that i should, but I’m not really doing anything overly spectacular
either. and i was thinking, why should we settle for just being mediocre, for
just doing what we are "supposed to?" if I’m here on a mission
dedicating all of my time, then i should dang well be doing everything possible
to use it in the most effective way i can. the mission lowered the baptismal
goal when i arrived from a baptism every week to every month. if it’s possible
to achieve something, then we should not settle for less.
in the church i have realized that there really no is any
standing still. you can progress or we can unprogress. Christ’s plan has always been progression,
like it says in revelations. "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee
out of my mouth." if we are going to be involved in something, we had
better be committed, or there’s really no point.
so this week i started applying something found in the new
testament, when the rich young ruler came to jesus and asked him "what
lack i yet." i feel as if we don’t ask this question enough, and i think
the reason is because we all feel sure that we will get an answer.
so that’s my challenge for all of you, go get an answer.
then work on it.
that’s it for now, be good, love you guys.
elder gandola
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