Week 2, Day 7: Enter into the Rest of the Lord

Yesterday in church, the speaker talked about his first wife who had died some years previously. Before her death, she received a blessing from the stake president and bishop that told her she had entered into the rest of the Lord. Her husband, confused by this comment because those words were generally used for someone who had passed away, did some research on the matter. He found out that "entering into the rest of the Lord" is also a term to describe someone who is determined to live the gospel and does so with whole heart. There is no "if" in this person's mind or heart.

When I heard this, I began to think about where I was. Honestly, I felt I was doing pretty good, but then I asked the Lord to show me what must I do to more fully enter into that rest. Yesterday and today have been total eye-openers. In the matter of 36-ish hours, I have found that I sometimes forget to pray in the morning, I listen to music that chases away the spirit, even on a day that I shouldn't, I really need to forgive a roommate that I have been angry at for a while, I need to use the Atonement more fully to get over a certain boy that I dated recently, I get jealous of others' blessings, rather than being happy for them, I drive over the speed limit and get angry at drivers who drive slow, etc, etc, etc.

I have felt that my time since Sacrament meeting yesterday has been painfully eye-opening. Then again, I am glad I am not perfect. How boring would life be if I knew how to do it perfectly already? Why would I need an Atonement? What would be the point of mortality?

Anyway, just a little food for thought...