~Turn to the Lord in prayer and he will answer you through scriptures
I have to admit, life is hard sometimes. I have realized that there is a good and a bad out of every situation. For some reason, it’s so easy to look for the bad in things. It takes a little stretch to be looking out for the positive things.
One thing that I have realized that has helped change my perspective is if I start my morning with a prayer asking Heavenly Father to show me some way to serve someone. Every time I remember to ask him to help me, I have found so many ways to serve even if its something little.
I feel like sometimes in life we get caught up in ourselves. This is called pride. Everyone has some sort of pride in their lives. The media makes it look like we need to always be making sure we look the best. It is almost like a competition. I feel like everyone is striving to reach perfection. What is that perfection though? To have the perfect clothes, house, cute boyfriend, hair, face, body, and so much more. One day, all of those things we were focusing on won’t matter. What will matter is if we try to perfect our self on the inside. “Pride is a spiritual disease; it eats up the very possibility of love, of contentment, or even common sense” - C.S Lewis.
I had a great experience on pride the other day. I was having just a rough day and woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I was so grumpy and school didn't make it any better. I was so prideful and was just thinking about MYSELF. I wasn't thinking about others at all. It was all about ME! I went to the grocery store after school to get things for ME! I was walking back to my car and I realized an older women sitting in her car crying. She looked like she was in a lot of pain. She was also just shaking and looked scared. I was guessing that someone ran in the store to grab some sort of medication for her. It broke my heart and I felt a sense of love for this old lady that was going through something really hard. It changed my perspective around and made me feel bad that I was being so prideful on a “bad” day when in reality it could have been a wonderful day if I looked at the positives of it. I then started to pray in my car on the way home for this old lady. I prayed that she would have comfort and she wouldn't be in pain. She never knew I prayed for her but, it was a great lesson to me to always be looking for different situations to serve.
I have also had many experiences where I am frustrated with someone and I have learned that service has helped me with different relationships when it comes to family and friends. Focusing on others changes your whole perspective and makes you so happy. When you read in the scriptures, Christ is always around those who need it the most. He is always around the sinners trying to help them. It made me realize how by serving and uplifting those who are in need, you are doing what Christ would want you to do. The hardest thing to do is to reach out to others when you need someone to reach out to you.
Prayer is another wonderful thing that can heal and help you. I was having a hard day this week and was just crying and felt lonely. I had a strong feeling to pray. I did and received the answer to turn to my scriptures. I was flipping through pages and 3 scriptures stood out to me and helped me feel love and comforted.
- Alma 36: 3 “And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day.”
- Mosiah 29:20 “But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.”
- Alma 34:26 “But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.”
