"Thus, we prepare all the days of our life, and as we grow death looses its sting, hell looses its power and we look forward to that day with anticipation and joy that he will come in his glory." -Elder Busche
Times have changed. We are not the world ten years ago. We are not the world five years ago. We are the current world, but a current world at war. As Satan feed's on our weakness's I can't help but insist to talk about the topic of "Identity." Our Identity is how we define ourself's, what we hold onto and how to maintain life on this earth. It is not something that is just handed to us it is something we must all find on our own. As we go threw the process of undergoing transformation the world puts out a stamina that continue to belittles our self-worth and self identity. It is damaging, destructive, and dark, and that is because it is of the devil. The adversary is a powerful things. Satan has found big and better ways to rip apart the value of a women by diminishing the identity she is seeking to find and remember from the pre mortal life. We are women living in this world, but we must certainly cannot be women of this world.
"Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity." -MARGARET D. NADAULD
The making of a women was to bring about the physical, emotional, and spiritual traits to bear children and raise them unto the Lord in righteousness. With the nurturing attributes of a women, it is only natural for her to base her life around the single emotion of love. She was made with all the ingredients to love, and the thing she is seeking for most is that same principle in return. While we all seek for acceptance, love, and an identity of ourselves. We feel the need to live up to the media's expectation of a women. We see underweight, undisciplined, hard hearted women in movies, tv shows, and magazines. These are the women being portrayed as "The happy ones." They have the most money, the most attractive boyfriend, the most friends and the best body image. Their identity seems to be the key to happiness. While wrapping our mind around those thoughts suddenly our true, beautiful, sweet identity is slowly fading away. Women, our self image is not the foundation at which we base our happiness off of. Our self image is what holds our beautiful spirits. There will always be someone skinnier, prettier, smarter, but they will never be you. Women of this world may seem to have it in the bag, but there is one thing they lack and that's the ability to recognize that they are a daughter of a king.
"Don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine." -Taylor Swift
Satan will continue to throw rocks at things that shine, and because this world has sunk so deep into a pit of despair we have to continue to fight off the demons running around on this earth looking at each other saying. "I'll go for her, she'll be an easy catch." Strengthen your testimony by increasing your faith in the power of god's love, as you feel his love you will begin to realize. "The worth of a soul is great in the sight of god." Remember that scripture every time you find yourself sinking. It will be a building step in fighting off the strongest of satan's demons. As important as it is to have a testimony of the gospel. God needs more. We need to give him more to get through the temptations of the world. God want's our hearts, and want's up to get up and fulfill the desires of his heart. Your testimony may be strong but without the ability to take god's revelations and act you will not succeed in receiving the invitation of knowledge. Distinguish the difference between a desire from your heart, or a desire of sin. Listen to the spirit, be aware of your thoughts. God is constantly inviting us to receive his desires. We just have to be willing to accept the invitation.
How blessed the day when the lamb and the lion
Shall lie down together without any ire,
And Ephraim be crowned with his blessing in Zion,
As Jesus descends with his chariot of fire!
We'll sing and we'll shout with the armies of heaven,
Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb!
Let glory to them in the highest be given,
Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
