It is so easy to hold onto the past when our desires lie with it.
It takes time to change our hearts and desires.
It Takes Action, a step at a time.
Turning away from what was or could have been and looking forward to what can be.
It takes looking to Christ and seeking for God's vision.
It takes making choices, taking risks, acting in obedience.
It takes remembering the whisperings of the spirit to your heart.
Elder Holland shared some wise counsel on letting go of the past and moving forward towards the future: Click the link below to read or hear his full talk.
"Remember Lot's Wife"
These are some of my favorite quotes. I like to remember these words of wisdom in the moments when I am struggling to let go. Words of wisdom remind me of faith and remind me that the Savior can be my strength in my weak moments when I struggle.
"The past is to be learned from but not lived in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes. And when we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead, we remember that faith is always pointed toward the future. Faith always has to do with blessings and truths and events that will yet be efficacious in our lives."
"Dismiss the destructive and keep dismissing it until the beauty of the Atonement of Christ has revealed to you your bright future and the bright future of your family and your friends and your neighbors. God doesn’t care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go."
It takes time to change our hearts and desires.
It Takes Action, a step at a time.
Turning away from what was or could have been and looking forward to what can be.
It takes looking to Christ and seeking for God's vision.
It takes making choices, taking risks, acting in obedience.
It takes remembering the whisperings of the spirit to your heart.
Elder Holland shared some wise counsel on letting go of the past and moving forward towards the future: Click the link below to read or hear his full talk.
"Remember Lot's Wife"
These are some of my favorite quotes. I like to remember these words of wisdom in the moments when I am struggling to let go. Words of wisdom remind me of faith and remind me that the Savior can be my strength in my weak moments when I struggle.
"The past is to be learned from but not lived in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes. And when we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead, we remember that faith is always pointed toward the future. Faith always has to do with blessings and truths and events that will yet be efficacious in our lives."
"Dismiss the destructive and keep dismissing it until the beauty of the Atonement of Christ has revealed to you your bright future and the bright future of your family and your friends and your neighbors. God doesn’t care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go."
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