Personal Journey Update
Still moving the needle with small and simple changes. Greater consistency with targets across the board. This morning I did a set of ten pull-ups followed by eight pull-ups, no specific rest timing. I can improve upon my evening scripture routine as it has been sliding back to just reading a verse and going to sleep as I've allowed myself to spend too much time in other activities in the evening eating into my sleep time leaving me going through the motion of making sure I pick up scripture and read at least one verse. I justify it myself that I'm listening to scriptures and commentary all the time, but I know better that I often get more out of reading than listening - I think partly because when I'm reading there isn't the noise of listening - which may sound silly, but in the silence I am better able to listen to the spirit and be taught in spirit and heart more than intellectually in my mind. Both are valuable.
Nephi shares his fathers vision
I've often reflected on the fact that when Nephi heard his Father, Lehi, explain his dream that he didn't just take it for what it was worth, but prayed to know and understand it and was blessed with a guided tour of the same vision. As I reflected on this thought this morning, I was amazed at the twist of phrase in my head from having the same dream to sharing the vision. This got me thinking about having an eye single to the glory of God. That would seem to be sharing His vision. It also gets me thinking though, why do I seem to lack the faith to share in Lehi's vision or the visions of Daniel, Isaiah, Joseph Smith, modern prophets and apostles? I would consider it such an amazing blessing to have my own experience in "Lehi's dream" or Joseph Smith's visions of the afterlife, Isaiah or John seeing the end from the beginning. It could be that I don't need the experience, but I sometimes wonder if that's a cop out we tell ourselves to make us feel better about living below our potential. In what ways are you sharing in the lord's vision? Have any of you had experiences with revelation to match revelation given by prophets, whether they be ancient or this dispensation that you are comfortable to share?
Be strong!
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I had a short dream, I guess, about a second in length where I saw my wife surrounded by people who love her. The feeling of the short video was that she was radiating and had radiated love to many people and many people had radiated love towards her and were presently radiating love all around. That was about thirty years ago but I can still get the idea of it if it comes to mind. One time in concentration on the scriptures about the rich man and Lazarus I got a feeling of love and understanding acceptance from my dad who had been on the other side of the veil for about ten years at the time. That was helpful because I had felt that I was a big disappointment to him from his viewpoint on the other side. I have just had small little helper thoughts reading or praying or out of the blue but nothing like the others you mentioned. Recently I have gained encouragement from the movie Seabiscuit.”You don’t throw away a whole life just because he’s banged up a little.” That’s my favourite line from the movie. It’s got some bad language in it which is unfortunate.