How 1 Prayer Changed My Life
Okay, I have to apologize in advance... that post title is super dramatic because I just feel like a dramatic person at the moment.
When I think about some prayers that changed my life, I can't narrow it down to just one. There was the prayer I said which led me to serve a mission, the prayer that I said after escaping a potentially dangerous encounter in a dark alley in Brussels, the first prayer I said in French in front of a lot of women that terrified the heck out of me, the prayer I was invited to say in a Buddhist fire ceremony... the list goes on-- each one holding a special piece of my testimony together.
But this prayer was on an average, rainy day in Washington that had little to do wit anything profound. It was a prayer of help.
Recently I have been struggling...a lot. My health and body are not as ship-shaped as I would like them to be and ever since I came home from my mission, I have struggled with bouts of depression. This past week, it has been really bad. Sometimes I find myself looking forward to the moment I will be resurrected and restored to a perfect body so much that I just want to lay on a couch for the rest of my life until that moment finally comes. No motivation, I'm so tired I could just cry and never stop, and I would rather be a recluse than talk to anyone ever again.
Well, I made it through a General Conference weekend which was super great but I just couldn't seem to keep the cloud over my head away for very long. I took my vitamins, read my scriptures, ate good food, took a cat nap...nothing worked.
So now that it is Monday, I knew I needed some major help if I was going to accomplish my insane list of things-to-do this week. (Final exam weekS have begun, my friends). DUH DUH DUHHHHH.
That's where the prayer comes in. I tried everything I could to feel better but now was the time to call upon my Savior and use His power to get me through this. I said a very honest and desperate prayer that He would help me accomplish everything that I needed to today. I pleaded, begged, and totally gave myself up to Him who can give us strength to accomplish anything.
Well, the reason I am even writing this post is because I want it to serve as a testament to this truth: the Savior can help us do anything. He can move those dark clouds from over our head and can pause time just enough for us to accomplish everything we need to if our priorities and desires are in line with the Father's'.
Alright, I admt the title was kind of a stretch; this prayer was just like one of many that I've said before. But I will say it changed my life today. It reminded me to ask for help and that our Heavenly Father never meant for us to go through life without help and support from the people He has put around us and from our Savior, Jesus Christ. If I ever forget this, hopefully I can look back on this prayer and remember that " I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13.
Keep praying, keep going, don't give up! Even when the storm clouds seem too thick to breath, they are just one stroke of sunlight away from dissolving completely.
When I think about some prayers that changed my life, I can't narrow it down to just one. There was the prayer I said which led me to serve a mission, the prayer that I said after escaping a potentially dangerous encounter in a dark alley in Brussels, the first prayer I said in French in front of a lot of women that terrified the heck out of me, the prayer I was invited to say in a Buddhist fire ceremony... the list goes on-- each one holding a special piece of my testimony together.
But this prayer was on an average, rainy day in Washington that had little to do wit anything profound. It was a prayer of help.
Recently I have been struggling...a lot. My health and body are not as ship-shaped as I would like them to be and ever since I came home from my mission, I have struggled with bouts of depression. This past week, it has been really bad. Sometimes I find myself looking forward to the moment I will be resurrected and restored to a perfect body so much that I just want to lay on a couch for the rest of my life until that moment finally comes. No motivation, I'm so tired I could just cry and never stop, and I would rather be a recluse than talk to anyone ever again.
Well, I made it through a General Conference weekend which was super great but I just couldn't seem to keep the cloud over my head away for very long. I took my vitamins, read my scriptures, ate good food, took a cat nap...nothing worked.
So now that it is Monday, I knew I needed some major help if I was going to accomplish my insane list of things-to-do this week. (Final exam weekS have begun, my friends). DUH DUH DUHHHHH.
That's where the prayer comes in. I tried everything I could to feel better but now was the time to call upon my Savior and use His power to get me through this. I said a very honest and desperate prayer that He would help me accomplish everything that I needed to today. I pleaded, begged, and totally gave myself up to Him who can give us strength to accomplish anything.
Well, the reason I am even writing this post is because I want it to serve as a testament to this truth: the Savior can help us do anything. He can move those dark clouds from over our head and can pause time just enough for us to accomplish everything we need to if our priorities and desires are in line with the Father's'.
Alright, I admt the title was kind of a stretch; this prayer was just like one of many that I've said before. But I will say it changed my life today. It reminded me to ask for help and that our Heavenly Father never meant for us to go through life without help and support from the people He has put around us and from our Savior, Jesus Christ. If I ever forget this, hopefully I can look back on this prayer and remember that " I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13.
Keep praying, keep going, don't give up! Even when the storm clouds seem too thick to breath, they are just one stroke of sunlight away from dissolving completely.
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