Great Things and Small Things

This morning I was listening to the soundtrack, "From Cumorah's Hill." I have found more and more comfort in songs that uplift and inspire rather than the duldrum songs one usually hears on the radio about failed romances, shiny cars, and other such seemingly superficial silliness (I love alliteration!). So here's for another lyircal recitation of one of my favorites:

I Nephi 17:50-51

To move a mountain,
To make the sea become dry land.
To cross an ocean,
To build a ship upon the sand.

Such things I could do
If the Lord should command,
But the Lord has commanded me

To love a neighbor,
And to forgive when I am wronged.
To keep a promise,
To have my word become my bond.

How simple and small
Are the things He has asked,
Are the things He has asked of me.

Great things and small things,
I can do all things,
All that the Lord may require.
Though the world may assail me,
God will not fail me.
He will remain by my side.
Whether He asks for the great
Or the small.
I can do them all!

He gave us weakness
And yet He calls us to obey.
And so He teaches
That we must call on Him for strength.

And such is the love
That the Father extends;
What we pray for in faith, He sends.

CHORUS (repeat)

And through the small things
Will come the greatest things of all.

I have certainly noticed an ever increasing measure of strength from the Lord as I work to improve my life and make it what I believe he would have me be. With this strength I have found self-mastery and freedom from the chains of darkness that have long held me captive. Such changes to not happen over night; but through a slow and almost unnoticeable process, my heart is turning more towards Him.

Late Nights and Good Times

In looking over some of my blog posts, it seems that the majority of my writing takes place when I have frustration or other stress that I want to get out of my system. In an effort to be more upbeat and positive, I make the following post:

For the past few weeks I have found myself experiencing an increasing number of late nights. Those who know me well know that I am a morning person and that it is uncharacteristic of me to be up much past 10:30 on most nights. But, thanks to my roommate and a few good friends, I find this routine being turned upon its head.

Last night was another such night and one of the later nights I have had, although, the evening ran more into early morning as it was about 3:30 by the time I got squared away and actually into my bed. Though I might sometime complain about a bit of sleep deprivation, I am grateful to have friends who like being around me enough to keep me up until the wee hours of the morning, even if I do have to be at work early the next morning.

The Hint

I have always hated it when you find yourself in a relationship of any kind that you presume is going well and then all of a sudden you find yourself being ignored. By all accounts you haven't done anything overly creepy or intrusive, but still the other person has decided that you have become a nuisance.

Well, in God's effort to grant me a greater vision of why people might do what they do, I find myself now playing the game of, 'Just ignore them until they go away.' I recently found myself with a text message from a former friend who I have asked on numerous occasions to please let me go on my way. I always wished I could be more detached, and now I finally find myself not caring as much as I used to. What freedom! What liberation!

Though I regret that this person will have to come to this realization without any communication for me, perhaps now I can be a little more sympathetic when it happens to me. Sometimes people just need to go their separate ways in order to find the greatest measure of fulfillment in their lives.