pondering moment. Testimony in a nutshell.

Here I was making Banana Cream Pie in Foods (which was disgusting by the way. NOT because I made it. Because I am a FABULOUS cook. ha. But because the recipe for the crust was yuck. anywho.. lol) when I heard this girl bashing on the LDS church and how hypocritical we were because we don't allow gays; it just got me thinking. The whole day I was pondering about how I felt about these situations, and this is what I concluded. Basically I guess you can call it my testimony.

We are all given certain trails in our lives, weaknesses that we can overcome; whether that is swearing, alcohol, disobeying, and even homosexuality. Given these trials it is our duty to not pursue or give into these weaknesses. Heavenly Father loves us and cares for us. He will NEVER give us anything that we can't handle ourselves. He knows our weaknesses, and he knows what we are going through. One of the most important things to realize is that if continue to give in to these weaknesses and continue to do the things which we know is wrong, it will only bring us further apart from our Heavenly father, but it doesn't mean that he still doesn't love us!

We are given these weaknesses, trials, tribulations, or obstacles in our lives to test how strong our faith is in the lord and our Savior! We have to understand that we can overcome ANYTHING that comes our way if we put our faith and trust in the lord! It is also important that we remember that if we are ever facing something that we feel is too hard to overcome; we don't have to endure it alone. There are people that love us, want to help us, and want what is best for us. The bishop, young men young women leaders, and our parents are all there to help us! Our Heavenly Father is always there when we need him!

There were times in my life where I have done things that I was not proud of, and I knew they were wrong. I felt that Heavenly Father was disappointed in me, and that I didn’t deserve to say a prayer to him. I felt like I would be a hypocrite to get on my knees and talk to my Heavenly Father. But when you’re struggling and you need someone to talk to OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL ALWAYS BE THERE! That is the best time to talk to our heavenly father. He wants us to come to him when we need help. Never feel that our Heavenly Father doesn’t want to talk to us. He wants us to come to him when we are struggling in our lives!

Our life is not supposed to be perfect! We are all given certain trials. Everyone in the world is given an obstacle that they are supposed to overcome. But we can overcome ANYTHING! . Never give up hope. Never give up faith. And never give up the Lord.

Even though I wasn't happy in what she was saying, I'm glad she did mention it because I wouldn't have been able to ponder really about how I felt.