Daily Ponderings: For the Work of Christ

Philippians 2:30

Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

I should look upon my life with a goal of speaking truth

I can have sufficient courage to speak the truth

TFHW: Connecting With Family

1-4-22
Prayed for TFH Council
Texted Roger

Daily Ponderings: The Things Which Are Jesus Christ's

Philippians 2:21

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

I should seek to speak the truth

I have the insight to be aware of the truth, and the strength to make it my focus

TFHW: Sing and Pray

1-3-22
Did FHE
Gave Michael a blessing

Angels

From Russell M. Nelson's October 2021 "The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation":

"...[As you seek] to understand temple covenants and ordinances... you will learn... how to ask for God's angels to attend you"

How can I ask for God's angels to attend me? Do I even want contact with an angel? Maybe like the one who strengthened Christ in the Garden? Is a visitation from an angel a sign that I'm not listening to the Holy Ghost, so God has to do something dramatic to grab my attention?

Daily Ponderings: Do All Things

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Whatever I'm doing, I should embrace it and be fully present in the moment instead of wishing I were somewhere else.

I can have the courage to embrace the moment.

Daily Ponderings: Every Tongue Should Confess

Philippians 2:11

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

I should speak the truth

I can have the courage to speak the truth

The Witness Is Friendly

From Camille N. Johnson's October 2021 "Invite Christ to Author Your Story":

"Why do we put off asking a question to which we do not know the answer when the witness not only is friendly but will always tell the truth?"

I shouldn't be afraid to ask what His will for me is. I will like the answer, even if I'm afraid beforehand that I won't.

Who Do You Love?

Loving myself is exactly as important as loving others [Luke 10:27 - "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."]

If I love God with everything, how will I have any time left to love others and myself?

Loving God with all my heart, soul, strength, and mind is NOT in conflict with loving others (and myself). Loving others (and myself) is HOW I love God. [Mosiah 2:17 - "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings [and yourself], ye are only in the service of your God"]

So... I should love others (and myself) with all my heart, soul, strength, and mind

Which love means to be kind by recognizing their value to me by telling them something I truly appreciate about them, i.e. being kind.

TFHW: Instructional Video

1-2-22
Emailed Tom
Invited Iran to tell his son the story about how he felt when choosing Nahti's name.

Empowering Belief

An empowering belief is a statement that begins with "I can," followed by something I would like to do differently that will change or transform my life

Daily Ponderings: Look Also on the Things of Others

Philippians 2:4

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

I should find something to honestly admire about anyone I meet.

I am keen enough of discernment to find admirable things in others' actions, and courageous enough to point them out.

Let Each Esteem Other Better Than Themselves

Philippians 2:3

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."

This applies to myself, too. I should think of myself generously, being slow to discount my own virtues. Or to listen to the voice of the one who does, being quick to remember his insidious motivations.

Daily Ponderings: Having the Same

Philippians 1:30

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

I should seek to find common ground with those I meet.

I can take the initiative to be kind to people.

TFHW: New Year, New Strivings

1-1-22
Emailed Tom
Texted Jacom Davie and Miranda Woolf about Newsletter items
Sent out Gathering Israel Newsletter

Daily Ponderings: In Nothing Terrified by Your Adversaries

Philippians 1:28

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

I should not be afraid of the adversary, because under His protection, nothing can harm me.

I don't have to feel fear at all.

Daily Ponderings: Stand Fast in One Spirit

Philippians 1:27

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

I should not let my mind be divided into wishing I were doing something else when I have to do something.

I can be united in my own desires and actions

Daily Ponderings: To Live Is Christ

Philipians 1:21

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

I should embrace truth, after I embrace peace.

I can embrace the inconvenient

TFHW: Responding in Kind

12-31-21
Texted TFH council with "Make an Appointment" PDF
Texted Roger about Christmas traditions
Emailed Tom

Submission to the Lord's Will

From Henry B. Eyring's October 2021 "The Faith to Ask and Then to Act"

"...I feel an internal quiet and submission to the Lord's will. That feeling of humility can be bst described as 'Not my will, but thine, be done."

When I hear "submit my will", I immediately think it will be hard and horrible, that I will be commanded to forsake my cushy mattress and sleep on a bed of nails and glass.

I'm beginning to suspect it's not like this. It's more like simply checking in to see if there's a better way, like patting my pockets to make sure I have everything I need before I walk out the door.