I was privileged to stumble upon a pinterest video today which completely changed my day (as well as my outlook on life.) It was a video summarizing a talk given by Elder F. Enzio Busche from the Quorum of the Seventy in a 1996 BYU Devotional. Not only was the video heartfelt and inspiring, but it was also influential and beyond noteworthy. I plan to take into consideration the points Elder Busche makes in order to obtain a more positive and Christ-like lifestyle.
Here are some of my favorites:
- Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks.
- The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him and nothing is impossible for you.
- When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair steer your thoughts away from yourself, and direct them, in gratitude and love, towards God.
- In your life, there has to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision of which road you take.
- You are a spirit child of God. If you neglect to feed your spirit, you will reap unhappiness. Don't permit anything to detract you from this awareness.
- Put all frustrations, hurt feelings, and grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
- God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
- God knows better than you about what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen and follow the suggestions that he makes--everything will fall into its place.
- Avoid any fear like your worst enemy but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
- When you cannot love someone, look into that persons eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in him.
- Never judge anyone. When you accept this, you will be freed.
- If someone hurts you so much that your feelings seem to choke you, forgive and you will be free again.
- Avoid, at all costs, any pessimistic, negative or criticizing thoughts. If you cannot cut them out, they will do you harm.
- On the road to salvation, let questions arise but never doubts. If something is wrong, God will give you clarity, but never doubts.
- Avoid rush, and haste, and uncontrolled words.
- Divine light develops in places of peace and quiet. Be aware of that as you enter places of worship.
- Be not so much concerned about what you do, but do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction.
- The greatest achievement that can be reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of the Holy Ghost. Then he will teach us what is really good and necessary to do.
- The pain of sacrifice lasts only one moment. It is the fear of the pain of sacrifice that makes you hesitant to do it.
- Be grateful for every opportunity to serve. It helps you more than those you serve.
- When you are compelled to give up something, or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that while you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better.
Okay, so my "favorite points" just happened to be all of the points made in the video. But seriously, imagine how peaceful our lives would be, even during times of trial, if we could just remember to live by these thoughts?
