I read over the Relief Society lesson last night and it really got me to thinking. It was a good lesson for me. I find myself being very judegemental at times.
The Lord tries to help me understand this by often placing situations in my path so I can go through the same things that I find myself judging others about.
After my reading, I headed to bed and I had a horrible dream. I was with the people on the RS commitee and they were all confronting me about how I wasn't pulling my weight on the committee. I tried to gain their sympathy telling them all the things that were going on in my life and they didn't care.
Finally I relented sobbing and telling them they were right, but still they were angry with me. There was nothing I could do to change their thoughts about me so I just sat their sobbing and sobbing.
I saw a quote today that said we judge others on their behaviors, but wish to be judge on our intent.
Some of my favorite quotes:
"we should meet our problems in the spirit of love and kindness to all."
"...you can find good in everyone if you will but look for it."
"...it is God's love that regenerates human sould and may, by that process, transform the sinner into a saint."
"The Spirit of the Lord is a spirit of kindness; it is a spirit of patience; it is a spirit of chairy and love and forebearance and long suffering' and there are none of us who do not need all these virtues that are the result of the possession of the Spirit of our Heavenly Father."
"Kindness is the power that God has given us to unlock hard hearts and subdue stubborn souls and bring them to an understanding of His purposes."
My favorite section in the Teaching of George A. Smith was titled Love and kindness in our homes can lead our children to listen to our counsel.
President Smith says it is our privilege as well as our duty to take suffiecient time to surround our children with safeguards and to so love them and earn their love that they will be glad to listen to our advice and council."
Lastly he says "let your homes be the abiding place of the Spirit of the Lord."
so much I need to work on. It seems like a monumental taks to love evyerone unconditionally. But I guess you start with your family, then friends, then all you meet. One step and person at a time.
