(December 9, 2013)
I was struck by the Lord’s language on building the temple after the pattern than He established. I dwelt on it for a while, and it hit me that many of my problems could be because I was building my “temple” (my life) after a pattern different than His pattern. I was trying to make of my life the best that I could manage, but the Lord didn’t say to build a nice temple. Or even a glorious temple. He said to build the temple after the pattern that He established.
I have a large number of short and long-term goals that I am working towards. I am struggling to find my footing at work and at home. I feel I am doing my absolute best, but I seem to be spinning my wheels. I suppose my thoughts need to be on whether I am trying to build the best temple that I can (by my limited understanding) and how I can build my temple after the pattern shown by the Lord. I suppose the next step will be to examine each of my goals that I have set and to determine whether they need to be altered or changed in order to make them consistent with the Lord’s pattern. I did that to a minor extent (taking off a couple of things that shouldn’t have been goals), but I need to open myself up to revelation and deal and prayerfully consider those goals going forward.
I need to desire to have my life built in the way that He would have it built, rather than the way that I would have in built. Because I have made a mess of my own life. I suppose that will require me to humble myself to accomplish this.
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