So it’s been a while… okay, QUITE a while since I last wrote here.
I have had a few of you asking when I would post next…. So this may be different then the other posts but it is a bit of who I am. I hope you enjoy.
Last week I attended a leadership meeting for my church. The focus was on missionary work to bring the the gospel of Jesus Christ to others who may be seeking for it. My desire is to bring this peace, joy, and happiness that I have to other people who may be seeking answers to the age old questions of “Where do I come from?” “Why am I here?” and “Where am I going?” I’ve decided to share my thoughts and a few things I’ve learned from this thought provoking meeting. This may be deep for some… but hey, that’s the part I was speaking about from my last post about wise men or fools. I guess it doesn’t really matter what someone else thinks… or does it?
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When God spoke to Adam in the Garden of Eden (after Adam had partaken of the forbidden fruit) God calls out “Adam, where art thou?” Is God asking where Adam is only physically or his location in the garden? Might God also be asking Adam where he is spiritually? In Moses’ account of this exchange the question is phrased “Where goest thou?” (see Pearl of Great Price, Moses 4:15). Could God be asking where Adam is going spiritually? I would think that God knew where Adam was physically and spiritually before he asked the question. If so, why would he ask it from Adam? Maybe he wanted Adam to think about where he was at, spiritually and physically.
It is only logical that I need to ask myself these same questions. “Where am I?” and “Where am I going?” and I may add “What am I doing?”
Where am I spiritually? Am I where I want to be spiritually? I know I want to improve to be better. It seems easy to get lacks in doing the things it takes to be spiritually awake. Through the years I’ve found this means first: studying Gods words (scriptures) and talking to God through heartfelt prayer. If I’m not doing these two things I’m not going to be in the place I want to be. If I am doing these things then the other good things I should be doing will more likely happen and they will probably become second nature… such as how I treat my family and others in the community. I want the good things to be my nature. So I guess that is where I want to be. So I ask myself, am I going where I want to be?
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This was the first part of what I learned in my meeting. Maybe I’ll get a chance to share later on…. NO, I have to MAKE it happen… it won’t happen by CHANCE.
