Today I got going with push-ups for two minutes, I did twenty paused for a few seconds, did twenty more and felt more tired, so I paused for a little longer maybe ten seconds, and then proceeded to fight through a final ten with occasional little pauses or rests at the top and just finished number fifty when the timer went.
My scripture listening while unloading the dishwasher had me listening to Alma sharing wisdom and loving chastisement with his son Corianton. One thing that stood out today were thoughts such as how in the resurrection people will be brought forth according to their desire for righteousness. Clearly, those that desire righteousness will choose righteous behaviors and there is certainly also discussion about being judged by works, not just desires, but it makes the point more poignant for me that doing the right thing begrudgingly is a sign there is more work to be done getting to the place where our desires align with God's and not a place of, "I'll do this because it's required, but I don't agree with it." Although, I do believe the choice to make observances one doesn't love still shows a willingness to work on it and can be a step on the path to learning to love it. I think very much as I've been going on about what we think about who we are and what we do are intertwined in one eternal round. We act in accordance with what we believe about ourselves and we believe in ourselves in accordance with what we have done.
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