God treats failure as learning experience. He expects us to take stock, repent if needed, take counsel from Him once more, and move forward. Failure and weakness aren’t final, with Him. They’re elements of the journey. Continue reading Your inner critic is not the voice of God
I don’t know about you, but I regularly move between states of positivity and negativity. I often feel discouraged, and sometimes quite hopeless and despairing. On the other hand, I often feel wonderful – safe in the peace of spiritual rest, inspired by Heaven, open to the light, and confident that things will turn out. … Continue reading Light and dark
But what others see as failure for Jesus Christ was His triumph. He has chosen to retain the marks of that seeming failure, because He is not ashamed of it. By it, He completed the work His Father gave Him to do. He knows that it is extreme comfort to us; that it testifies of His infinite love towards us; that it reassures us He is to be depended upon. Continue reading Marks of triumph, not failure
In ‘the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi’, a man was brought before the chief judge, Alma, who had been going about among the people teaching that there was no need for repentance, that all would be saved, no matter what, so they could do as they wished … Continue reading Salvation for all….?
We’re all, it seems, trying to prove ourselves good enough to each other: smart enough, successful enough, kind enough, talented enough, dedicated or brave enough. Enough to be accepted, admired, loved, appreciated, chosen, left alone, or believed. And yet, none of us is really any of these things. We’re not beautiful or kind or brave … Continue reading The Frantic Quest
Peaceable Treasures 