K didn't that just make you feel so good?
So today I was having a chit chat with my lil sis.
Isn't she cute?
And we were talking about what legacy we want to leave. Or in other words, what do we want people to know us as, or remember about us when we leave this life?
Kind of a thought provoking question.
Are we someone that others love and look up to, do we even love ourselves?
I don't want to think of myself as someone who always compared herself to others. Who wished she was different. Who wished she would have been prettier, more fit, more talented, kissed more guys or had more likes on instagram posts. Who wished she was more capable, tried harder at things, or experienced more.
I want to be 100% confident in who I am as a person. And on the other hand, I want to help others become 100% confident in who they are.
As we were talking, I began to think of the looonnnnggg list of things I don't want people to remember me by. And then the spirit slapped me in the face with a scripture someone shared with me the other day.
"...harden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now is the time and the day of your salvation; and therefore, if ye will repent and harden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you."
Alma 34:31
Immediately.
That word has been popping up evvvvvverywhere the last few weeks. This being no coincidence. All of us at one point or another has felt ashamed of something. Embarrassed. We let someone we love down, or even let ourselves down. Sad that we didn't live up to our full potential.
Because of Christ, we can wipe that slate CLEAN. Yeahhhhhhh. Isn't that the best news ever?
Guys. It makes me so happy! IT REALLY CAN HAPPEN. It really can. Because the atonement of Christ is real. Because of Him, we can leave a legacy that we are proud of. If right now we are living in a way we aren't proud of, we can change it. Immediately.
As I thought of this scripture, I started thinking of things that I feel good about. Things I am proud of. Qualities I have worked hard to achieve. Strengths I have developed through work. Hope and faith I have obtained through the darkest times, and daily struggles. Tears of gratitude started rollin.
It's amazing when we are truly committed to emulate the Savior, every tiny thought, word, or action that you create, matters. When you are really focusing on keeping covenants, it takes every ounce of energy you have to become better- because your love for the Lord is more motivating than anything ever could be. It's so hard!
But I'm gonna just say how grateful I am that we can gain confidence in ourselves, whenever we choose to open our heart and turn to the right sources. That watching our thoughts, words, and actions is totally worth it when it guarantees a good legacy.
I immediately became happy in this moment. Sitting in a car, talking with my beautiful sister about becoming someone we are proud to be, was just a good feeling.
Tonight we both committed to do two things.
#1. Choose something to let go of. Choose a habit to give up, a person to give up, a thought to give up, anything that we don't want to hold on to, we promised to give it away.
#2. Choose one thing we want to become. Cause lets be honest, there are tons. But small changes bring about huge results right?
We both committed. And are sooooo determined to become just a little bit better tomorrow than we were today.
Whatever we want to become or want to achieve, it can happen. I am determined to wake up and tell myself:
"I can hardly wait to see what the Lord
is going to do with me."
