Later in the chapter it talks about even if we serve the Lord with our whole souls, we will still be unprofitable servants. If we keep the commandments, we immediately get blessed and are still indebted to Him. This got me wondering, even though I can never relieve my debt to the Lord, how I can even begin to repay him. In this chapter in mentions service to our fellow beings is a way to serve God.
I noticed that I have been pitying myself lately and truly feeling bad for myself for dumb things. I lost in mariokart 3 times in a row, or I misplaced my wallet, or I have no money to spend on fun things. When I think about it, I am ashamed because I have so many blessings. In hopes to think about my own problems less and to serve the Lord, I am going to try to do at least one little act of service a day.
3 comments:
I love your thought about how understanding comes from the heart. That is very meaningful to me as a teacher. I, too, find myself having a pity party sometimes for the silliest reasons. I agree that service to others is the best way to cure that problem!
One little act of service is a great goal. It's like Julia remarked in her recent post that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass. I'm sure those little acts of service will add up and bear fruit more abundant that you can now imagine.
That is a great goal Emily! I think I will follow your example!
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