It came to pass that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural strength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed. - Moses 1:10
How did Moses describe himself as compared to God?
Moses describes himself as nothing. He doesn't even say something like not very great. That is pretty harsh.
How can a little child be of infinite worth and still be nothing when compared to his or her parents?
I think it is in reference to his current state. Despite all of the potential he has, currently, he is nothing. When a baby is born, it cannot even do some of the simplest things, but it still has the potential to be great.
In what ways are you nothing when you do not have the help of God?
For one, I cannot even maintain abstinence. I do well for a while, but eventually the body wins over, because I let my guard down. Without God, I make many wrong choices, because of the short-sightedness of my mortal existence.
Also, without him, I could never be more.
In what ways are you of infinite worth?
My potential makes me of infinite worth. Through God and his son's Atonement, I have the ability to progress for eternity. Thus, centuries from now, I can look back at my strugglings here and see them much as I see the stumblings of a child today. The efforts of a very uncoordinated and failure prone child. I will see them as things that were necessary to make the progress I need, to learn my balance.
Write about how recognizing your helplessness to overcome your addiction on your own can bring you to admit your own nothingness and become as a little child.
It's hard to see that eventuality now, though, when I am dealing with the frustrations and pains caused by my weaknesses today. I want it to be gone, now. It is not though, and I do not think that God wants to simply take it away from me. I need to learn and grow.
If I realize that I can't do it without him though, then I can stop relying on my own strength. My strength is inadequate. As long as I keep trying to do it on my own, I will always fall short. Sure, I might make it for a period of time, but I will not make it in the long run. I will always fall short of the glory of God. If I rely on the Lord, he will be able to catch me when I am about to fall. That can save me from a lot of bumps and bruises during the learning process.
I have tried multiple times to will my way out of the addiction. It never worked, just as a child cannot will themselves to walk. They must practice, as must I. Practice is what gets me closer to the end goal, though. Practice, is what helps me to rely on the Lord, because I know when I am about to fall and cannot make it any further on my own.
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