You Better Rethink Yourself!

Day seven

Some time ago, during the playful banter that goes on at my house, my husband made a comment to me and my response was, "You better rethink yourself!"  His response was not what I had hoped, he laughed and said, "What does that mean?"  To make it worse the boys were there and they thought it was pretty hilarious themselves.  The phrase "You better rethink yourself!" has become quite legendary at our house.  Well today I found that I needed to use that phrase on myself!  Oh the horror!

I started my day making a mental list of the things I needed to do...clean the house, get some groceries, pay some bills, etc.  My least favorite on the list would have to be pay the bills.  It seems that no matter what I do I always have to spend more then I can save.  I recently started praying for guidance when it came to paying the bills.  I figured the Lord knows more than me, so with His help we would be able to lessen our debt, save a little money, and feel good about the financial decisions that were being made.  The good news is, it is working, the bad news is, that I chose to do it last.  Why do I do these things?  I ask Him for help, then I postpone it? Can you see where this is leading?  Well it gets worse.

I did do my scripture study this morning, Sections 77-79, but the positive influence of the Spirit didn't last long.  Because I chose to pay the bills last, I moved on to the other chores.  I thought I would start with some laundry, then dust and vacuum, and then run some errands.  The down hill trip started with the laundry.  My first stop to gather laundry was in the boys bathroom.  I wasn't expecting there to be much laundry since the boys had been doing their laundry for the last two days, oh what a silly woman I am!  There on the floor, right next to the laundry hamper, was a pile of laundry to be washed.  That's right, on the floor next to the hamper! My mood began to change.  My attitude towards my chores was going from one of I don't mind this so much, to are you kidding me?  Vacuuming didn't go any better, think:  Who was eating on the couch and left crumbs?  Needless to say, I was quickly losing the Spirit or the ability to feel the Spirit.

I knew this was going in the wrong direction and I found myself hearing these words in my head, "You better rethink yourself!"  How was I going to rethink myself?  Then I started to think about something I had read in Section 78.  In verse 8 it states, " ...it is expedient that all things be done unto my glory..."  Does that include chores?  It was obvious that I needed to go back to my scriptures.

As I read, some of the words from the verses really stood out to me:

verse 11 "...prepare and organize yourselves"
verse 13 "...this is the preparation wherewith I prepare you"
verse 17 "...ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his
                own hands and prepared for you"
verse 18 "...ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along."
verse 19 "And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious..."

I was in awe!  The Lord really knows how to get me to rethink myself and he does it so beautifully.  With my spiritual attitude adjustment I was ready to face the day and whatever it might bring. 

I am very thankful for a God that loves me and is preparing me for glorious things and especially for a God that takes the time to let me know that He is with me and leading me along.  A Father who is not afraid to let me know when I need to rethink myself!