tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187264368206938071.post6680754335969514883..comments2023-09-06T06:27:02.429-07:00Comments on One : "If we acknowledge Him now, He will lovingly acknowledge and gladly admit us then!”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05242823867459498592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187264368206938071.post-80230010161705619192016-06-28T19:26:29.321-07:002016-06-28T19:26:29.321-07:00Thank you for your added insight and witness of th...Thank you for your added insight and witness of the strength that comes from keeping an eternal perspective. Remembering who we are spiritually definitely plays a key role in keeping that perspective. You have strength and much goodness in you. May you be blessed as you continue to walk the path God has given you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242823867459498592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187264368206938071.post-13602759765529990912016-06-10T11:58:30.381-07:002016-06-10T11:58:30.381-07:00First off I want to say how much I love the title ...First off I want to say how much I love the title of this blog. “One Step at a Time” has been a theme that I’ve been living by for the last while to keep me going forward in the Gospel. My wife of eight years has been struggling with depression for a long time, and recently she has been distancing herself away from the church which has been really hard. Without taking things one step at a time and one day at a time I can see how things could have overwhelmed me to the point of suffocation with the uncertainty of our future.<br />When I read the quote you posted by President Faust “Those who had an eternal perspective had an extra amount of spiritual strength and resolve.” I felt a stronger sense of duty to remember who I am, where I came from, and where I want to go after this life. I try to have this eternal perspective in my life and it has really helped me deal with some difficult situations, humbling me to keep my thoughts and actions in harmony with what God would want me to do.<br />Having an eternal perspective really affects our priorities and our actions. I have watched my brother and his family fall apart after his wife passed away several months ago, eventually causing them to fall away from the church. They didn’t have an eternal perspective. The pain our family felt from this loss and separation from the gospel was deep, but the Holy Spirit was there to comfort and gave us the knowledge that we would be reunited with those we have lost in the end.<br />It is through that eternal perspective that really gives us that extra amount of spiritual strength and resolve. If we truly believe that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life, then we must decide if we will believe in Him and allow Him to heal and direct us through this world. If we find ourselves in an awkward situation – like I always do- and we act like Jesus would instead of like the world does, we are a witness to the ways of God and that eternal perspective is magnified. When people say, "I don't understand how you can act that way," we can say, "It’s because my Lord forgives me and He enables me to forgive, even when I have been wronged.”<br />When our actions reflect our belief in an Eternal Father in Heaven we show our faithfulness and obedience to Him. He entrusts us with great opportunities to serve and be witnesses of Him as we deal with the problems in our own life or in the lives of others and gives us that extra strength and resolve from having that eternal perspective. Thanks.<br />Ksguy247https://www.blogger.com/profile/15621400284250277924noreply@blogger.com