Day 33

I feel I should post something. What it turns into, God only knows.

There are so many paths that we can take, things that can get us offline, and more. We need to get ourselves back on the one path that is important. We are not here just to have fun, to sit and watch tv, to go on hikes, to do all the things of the world, although some things do have a small place in our lives to help us relax. We are here to learn and grow our faith, go through experiances/trials to grow our faith, and serve others as Christ would to grow our faith.

I know God has a plan for each of us. We are here to be tested, to see if we will follow Him.

Today is the time to turn to Him, not tonight, not tomorrow. If I am only somewhat turned to Him, I need to completely turn my whole self to Him. Remember He loves you.

Day 30

God is in the details. Today is the "last day" of the program. I say "last day" because I am going to try to do this the rest of my life. God sometimes uses coincidences to influence our lives. Today is 8-28.

Today was one of the best days I've had for a long time. Not that the other days were miserable, but rather I had so much fun just being with my family. I had so much fun walking around outside with my daughter and holding my son.

"And so great were their afflictions that every soul had cause to mourn; and they believed that it was the judgments of God sent upon them because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they were awakened to a remembrance of their duty." - Alma 4:3

I think physically kneeling while praying shows that we are humble, ready to receive from God, the guidance He knows we need.

Day 30, 8-28

Day 29

Pray for those standing up for freedom. They need our prayers, but we all need to be standing for freedom.

I didn't read this morning, because I woke up late and put the dishes away for my wife instead. I figured God would be happier with me serving my wife than with me reading the scriptures in the morning. I read tonight though.

God is in the details. I will be finishing the program tomorrow. I read Prov. 29:11 today and it means to me think before you speak. I think it is appropriate.

I'm trying to let the Holy Ghost lead what to say in this post and in tomorrows post. It is hard.

There is a war going on right now. Although the battles are for men's souls, God WILL win. 'Who's on the Lord's side?' (LDS Hymn Book) These are the impressions I had as I read Alma 2.

Day 28

I'm almost done! However, I haven't done very well at waking up early. But you know what, I did better at waking up early these past 28 days then I would have if I didn't set the goal. So goals work, sometimes we don't accomplish our goals, but we do accomplish more with a goal than without a goal. I am grateful to God that I have so much.

Day 22

So everyone is okay, but there was a car accident in my family. I realize that life is really fragile, short, and you never know when you will go home to God. So take advantage of every day, every minute, and every second. Even when you wish your kids would go to bed, instead of screaming; when you wish they would stop throwing their food on the floor; or other things that you wish they wouldn't do. Being a parent isn't about controlling our kids, although some of that is necessary to keep them safe and to teach them, it's about the little moments. For me it's that they are mine, forever. God has blessed me so much. I have an amazing, kind wife and beautiful kids that love me too. What more could I ask for?

I think this has made me realize how close I need to be with God and also with my wife. I need to tell my children every chance I get that I love them. I need to hold my sweet wife's hand while we sit on the couch at night. Every minute is precious. A blessing and gift from God. Now what are we going to do with each one of those minutes?

Day 20

I think I've learned a lot about myself already, since trying to put God first. Notice I said trying.

One is I have a really hard time waking early.

Another is I look for things to share or things that are inspiring to me or really how God is helping me that day. The reason is because I'm thinking of this program, which really is helping me think more of God, and what I can share next on my blog. It's like when you get a fortune, that says your lucky number is 44 and then you start to notice that number every where. It's not that the number is magically every where all of a sudden. It was always there. You just weren't paying attention.

So think about/look for God more and you will notice that He is in your life and usually in the details.