“Be true to your own convictions. You know what is right, and
you know what is wrong. You know when you are doing the
proper thing… We need not fear as long as we have in our lives
the power that comes from righteously living by the truth.”
~ President Gordon B. Hinckley
The Lamanites did not want to go to battle against the Nephites, but
they also did not want to displease the king (Alma 47:2). Have you
ever been in a situation where you wanted to do the right thing, but
were afraid you would displease someone? Why is it always better to
do the right thing than to worry about what others might think of you?
I have found in my own life that once I give away my agency to act for myself and trying to be a fortuneteller of what others want me to do and feel by always try to please them. With this behavior I would opened myself up to be acted upon by anyone and anything that will bind me so that I no longer have confidence in my own abilities. I lost sight of my worth and my joy is now based on others and not on the Lord. (Very much like the man who built his house on sand)By building my foundations of self-worth on others opinions and wants I found that the grounds that I stood would shift often and I would be filled with insecurity, confusion, anger, sadness, and ultimately will feel empty. My testimony was weakened and I no longer had the ability to see the true north and to know who to trust. These were scary times for me, because my soul was in the jeopardy of being at the beckon call of Satan to tempt me, try me and discard me.
ReplyDeleteI can say with all honesty that it is better to put the trust in the Lord because then all other relationships (family, friends, church and work) that you find yourself in will be based on honesty and each person will be able to act rather than being acted upon.
Very insightful comments and discoveries. Caving in reflects fear rather than faith. Most of us learn this lesson by experiencing the crushing guilt and disappointment in self that follows, don't we?!
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