Murmuring

1 Nephi 3

I barely got through 5 verses today before something really made me think...

"And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it (going back to Jerusalem to get the plates from Laban) is a hard thing which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord".

The word 'murmur' stuck out to me, like it never has before.
I've been worried about doing this lately.
I've murmured more than I ever have, I think.
It's been good to ponder this topic this morning...I need to change, badly.

I looked up several references, including a definition on what it means to murmur:
MURMUR: a muttered complaint; a low indistinct often continuous sound.

A lot of times, not wanting to 'appear' as a murmurer... I murmur under my breath...I feel the frustrations, but want to 'save face', in a way. I need to really work on realizing that things happen for a reason. I need to learn to accept those teaching moments and learn to be calm and have an understanding heart.

I love this reference I came upon while studying the topic of murmuring...
Neal A. Maxwell, "“Murmur Not”", Ensign, Nov. 1989, 82

"God accomplishes things, brothers and sisters, 'in process of time.' This calls for our patience. Moreover, doing things in process of time is often His way of either preserving our agency or of providing us with needed opportunity. In fact, certain experiences, over which we might understandably murmur, can actually be for our good. (See D&C 105:10; D&C 122:7; Gen. 30:27.) Thus you and I may think God is merely marking time, when He is actually marking openings for us, openings which are sorely needed. Even then, we are so slow to use those openings in order to escape from the familiar cell of selfishness."

My patriarchal blessing says, "I bless you with the gift of understanding, for it lies within your power to cope with circumstances that confront you day by day."

Definitely need to live up to that blessing.
Calm down a little.
Realize God's hand in my life.