Sometimes in life, it seems like I am getting hammered over and over again. To take a phrase from the video, I am "work hardening". Quoting a similar phrase from Amulek, a scriptural teacher, "all are hardened". I resist help and softening at all turns. My contrary nature is like a piece of thin gold lifting a hammer.
Then comes the true test of character. Will I allow myself to be softened by Christ's sacrifice for me? Will I allow the "fire" of the Spirit bring me close to God? Instead of fighting everyone and everything, I can choose to be soft.
Like you can see in the video, this doesn't change my potential. I still have a lot of "heft". I am full of substance, but now I am malleable. I am willing to listen. I am willing to change.
I hope that each of you will remember to stay soft in these hard times.
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