Trust in the Lord

I've been reading the book 21 Days Closer to Christ and I was challenged to share some things, specifically with a person, but I couldn't think of anyone specifically to share them with, so I thought I would share them on my blog and maybe the person who needed them would be able to find them.

First I was challenged to share how I turn to the Lord for direction and support.  I always turn to the Lord in prayer for direction and support.  I've recently changed my prayers to be more specific and to get more direction.  For example instead of "Please bless..." I now say "How can I help...what do you need me to do to help..." I pray for my husband, my children, my family and friends this way and it has been an amazing experience.  Sometimes as I ponder after asking I feel like there is nothing that I need to do for them at that time, but sometimes I get very specific responses as to what I need to do.  And as I do them I feel so good, and I truly feel like an instrument in the hands of the Lord.  I think because I am so regular in my prayers, my scripture study, my temple attendance, that I have the Lord close by me.  I know there are things that I can do better (like study more often than read!:) But I am honestly striving to be close to the Lord and as I do so He rewards me with ample revelation.  Sometimes I am asked how I know things, (like how I knew that DD3 was supposed to be born so close to DD2) and all I can say is that I pray about them and Heavenly Father tells me.  I honestly believe that it is one of my gifts, and is connected to my mission here on earth.
 I don't always receive answers like I want.  So many times I've prayed my babies will just go to sleep so I can get the sleep that I need and rarely did they actually go to sleep.  But I have had more patience and I was able to live without that sleep, or find different times to sleep.  He blesses in every way that he can.  There are divine correlations all around us and as we notice them we are blessed.  I truly feel that Heavenly Father is guiding my life and sending me places that I need to be to help me fulfill my mission.  There are so many times when I look back and think wow, I got that right then and it has changed me so much and was exactly the direction that I needed at that time.

Second I was challenged to tell how I have learned to trust the Lord.  For this one I'm not really sure.  Mostly it just seems that whenever I do I am blessed.  I look at my grandma and some choices that she made in not following the Lord and the many negative results from that...I know that has had a major influence on me.  I guess I learned to trust the Lord when I was really little and He answered my prayer.  Every since then I've known that He does answer prayers. I've seen it so much in my life.  Maybe this is a gift too, that I trust in the Lord.  I'm not perfect at it, I still make my own choices and don't listen to Him sometimes, but more and more I do choose to listen to Him and I've seen it bless my life and the lives of those around me.

Facebook

I am a Facebook addict.  I haven't always been and I go in cycles, but I am currently a Facebook addict.  I check it way too many times and spend way too much time looking at it when I am on.  So with that I have decided to try to control my addiction and limit myself to only 1 hour a week on Facebook.  We'll see how it goes.  Mostly I just need to spend my time doing much more productive things.  I would give it up completely but I feel like I can gain a lot from some of the things that I use on Facebook and those gains make it worth it to me to stay on Facebook.  So let's see if I can control this addiction!:)