I remember in my young womens group way back in the day when I was just a young lass, one of the girls shared this quote with us during our Sunday class:
At the time I thought "Woah...That's clever..." Now, looking back, I see that it's true! Sometimes just when we think we know exactly what we need to be truly happy, everything seems to fall apart. We're left wondering why? There is nothing better for me than this! Why should I receive such great happiness just to have it crumble to pieces a short while later? Finally, my eyes have been opened to the fact that not only does my Father in Heaven know me better than I know myself, but He wants me so badly to have all the happiness I possibly can! So sometimes, He looks down and sees me in my happy little bubble, settling for somthing less than what He knows will make me so much happier. He knows that the experiences I have will help me to grow stronger and to become closer to becoming the me that He knows I can become. So sometimes He lets hard things happen. He lets my happy little world fall apart for a short time, only because He knows He has something much better for me in store.
As soon as I come to recognize this pattern- that even when everything seems to be going wrong, He has wonderful plans- life becomes easier, even during the hardest of times. This is a small lesson that has meant a lot to me.
Everything is in His hands. And that is the best place for everything to be!
And when I realize this, I realize that all of my problems and troubles are just little things.
"Strength comes when you remember you have a divine nature"
I think that the strength we need to keep going (and to love!) life comes from the little things. Remembering, believing, strengthening, doing, loving.
remembering
believing
strengthening
doing
loving!
It's all the little things that bring us...
And the little things we do for each other mean so much
With these little things, others can brighten our lives, and we can brighten theirs.
