TWO DAYS RUNNING.... DO WE SEE A PATTERN HERE?

I have a few habits.... and I am going to try to make this post once again one of them.

And I am trying to determine if I should attempt to acquire some others.





I used to have a pretty strict schedule in a daily planner - which was necessary with a full-time job, kids still living at home, church responsibilities, etc.

Now I'm home alone - not doing much of anything.

Should I go back into the full-blown daily schedule, categorizing of topics, personal and spiritual objectives, color-coding of events?
 
 I would get more done with that, I am certain - but is that what I want?


I guess I am going to have to meditate on this for a couple of days.

ONE MIGHTIER THAN THE OTHER?

At church today there was a discussion about spiritual gifts.

And the instructor mentioned "higher" or more important gifts.

We were discussing D&C 46 - "To every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God" where it goes on to describe gift of tongues (abilities with language), of prophecy, of obedience, of bearing testimony and of hearing or having faith in that testimony.

Several people in the class, including myself, had wonderful stories about speaking in a language they didn't know, but the teacher alluded to "greater" gifts than this.

And I don't know if I believe in that.

Let me explain.

One of the most common human failings is our rush to judge others - to proof that we are "better" than them - more spiritual, more righteous, more dependable.

And this categorizing of one spiritual gift as "lower" leads right into that.


But I think from Heavenly Father's viewpoint, we are all little tiny toddlers, fighting over who gets the biggest & most brightly colored toy in the nursery.



In comparison to His abilities, our "greatest" or "highest" spiritual gift (or power, as you will) is wielding a fake light-saber in a mock Star-Wars battle.

NOW IT'S A PLAN

Take up tiny seconds.

Bind them together with small spits of energy.




Continue to scour for those lost time segments.

Keep stirring them with action.




Gradually, oh so gradually,

Slowly enough that no one notices,

Add more and more of those instants of reality,







Detracting only from mindless pursuits of the Internet

And gagging on commercially processed foods.












At least that's the beginning of the plan.



Let's see what happens.