Be still

Helaman 14

"...for behold, ye are free; ye are permitted to act for yourselves; for behold, God hath given you a knowledge and he hath made you free. He hath given unto you that ye might know good from evil..."

(v. 30-31)

Immediately the words of the apostle Elder Richard L. Evans came to my mind (quoted by Elder D. Todd Christofferson CR, Apr 2010):
“Life offers you two precious gifts—one is time, the other freedom of choice, the freedom to buy with your time what you will. You are free to exchange your allotment of time for thrills. You may trade it for base desires. You may invest it in greed. . . .

“Yours is the freedom to choose. But these are no bargains, for in them you find no lasting satisfaction. Every day, every hour, every minute of your span of mortal years must sometime be accounted for. And it is in this life that you walk by faith and prove yourself able to choose good over evil, right over wrong, enduring happiness over mere amusement. And your eternal reward will be according to your choosing".

I've struggled this last week because I have been SO busy. So busy to the point that I'm physically and mentally exhausted...that one night driving home I burst into tears because I was so extremely tired.

I realize I need "home time". Meaning...I just need to be in my home-mostly because I know the Spirit resides there, it's peaceful, it's ME, and it's where I renew and rejuvenate.

I couldn't but help to relate today's Relief Society lesson to my life....she counseled us to find quiet time to just be STILL.

Her reminder of the scripture, "Be still, and know that I am God"...couldn't have hit me harder.