My testimony has been hidden somewhere inside of me lately...I've been so caught up in my busy life that I've forgotten to take time to strengthen my testimony of my Savior and of His plan of Happiness...and As I take a look at my life...I've realized that I'm missing a little bit of just that: happiness. Sometimes I feel like I'm blindly living each day...waking up and doing the same ol' mundane routine. I feel like I have all I need to make me happy, and have myself convinced that I am [most of the time] happy.....or happy enough. But just when I get comfortable with my state of living, I have an experience that seems to wake me up; giving me a slap me in the face, as if to say, 'hey! You're missing something in your life! Do you remember what it's like to feel the spirit? To be able to testify of the truthfulness of The Gospel?' I can't believe how easily i forget and how quickly I let my spirituality slip away. Little by little I let it go, leaving me to live a life of hypocrisy; believing and preaching the gospel, but not really living it. My recent wake up call was a quote that opened my eyes (and heart) to realizing something I had forgotten makes me truly happy.
"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made, I am a Disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldy thinking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, positions, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, rocognized, praised regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor with power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, divided, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored up, and paid up for the cause of Christ. I must go til He comes, give til I drop, preach til all know, and work til He stops me. And when He returens for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My banner will be clear."
I love The Gospel of Jesus Christ. It brings me true happiness....Even if I forget it.
