This is a letter that i wrote to someone and I wanted to remember it forever and always, so I decided to post it up here, but I have changed any names that are mentioned in this letter, so as to allow privacy to them.
Dear Beatrice,
First off, you are doing so great! This mortal life, away from our loving Father in Heaven is
so hard. We're all at different levels and I think that we sometimes forget that. That's one of the reasons why we can never compare ourselves to other people. The only person
you can compare yourself to, is your old self. Day to day we change and grow. You are not the same person that you were yesterday, even though you may think you are or that your life is so mundane and the same that you don't change. But that is a lie. Even our physical body changes, so physically, you are not the same. Anytime we make a decision, and a decision can be as simple as our thoughts, we change, we grow, we progress, thus, we aren't the same as we were before and we can never go back to it; only forward, only onward. And we don't have to be sad that it will never be the same because things will only and always get better. And our loving Father in Heaven has given us a wonderful gift: memories. We can remember the good times and still enjoy them, even if it's only for a little bit and it can be with friends and family, or just in our mind. Just because we experience something in our mind does not mean it's not really, that it's not our reality.
It's interesting, Beatrice, because I had no intentions of writing this letter. I went to see a teacher, but heard that he was talking with someone, so I sat down, pulled out this sheet of paper and thought, "Hmm...I should write a letter to someone. Who should I write to? I know! I'll write to Beatrice." And then this letter happened. It is interesting to me how things work out in God's plan. I mean, not that I doubt God, but that how well and terrific, and well perfect His plan is! If we listen to the promptings of the Spirit and we do what He tells us to do, things work out, in ways that we never even dreamed of, as well as things we thought were impossible.
I like to think of my life as a great puzzle, trying to find the right pieces, all fitting together, with a border (edge pieces). I am seeing how much God's Hands really are in my life. He is in my life
every single day. And not just once, either, but multiple times. Like, I have this great friend, Pedro, and I met him at work and even though I only worked there for less than a month, I found my reason for working there, BUT not until a month or two later, when I saw him at the store, got his number, then later invited him over that night of play games and I looked at him and BOOM!!! That's when I realized my purpose for working that job; it was to meet Pedro. We've hung out a few times and we really both enjoy one an other's company. Just little things I see that I know is God's Hands moving me here, moving me there, to help others, and to help myself. I don't think that at this moment in time I can express how I feel about this because it is oh so very deep inside of me. We may not know why the Spirit tells us to do somethings, but if we don't do them, we will always wonder, "What if?" Plus, by following the Spirit, even if we don't understand why He told us to do, whatever, we will feel good inside, knowing we were obedient, and that we trusted in the Lord.
My math teacher gave a little devotional in class the other day and this is something he said: When you think about others discouragement goes away. When you hit rock bottom, there's no place to look except for up (Heavenly Father). Discouragement is one of Satan's greatest struggles for us. Discouragement does not come from God. And wanting to take your life to be with God is not from God either. He put us on this fallen earth for a reason. He will call you home when it's time, not before.
That's all. Love, Megan
