Category: Mistakes

“The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem … has given at least equal attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits…”

December 25, 2021

I’ve always assumed that the star leading the wise men was a clear and constant guide, but the more I studied, the more unlikely this seems. The wise men saw the star at the start of their journey, but it seemed to only provide a general direction, judging by the fact that that they asked … More “The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem … has given at least equal attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits…”

“You have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love”

November 21, 2021

I was going to the temple last week and took a wrong turn. My phone said “recalculating” and then it said something along the lines of “unable to recalculate.” I tried again. And again. Still, no connection. I finally hit my steering wheel and thought in my head “THIS IS NOT HOW THE TEMPLE WORKS! … More “You have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love”

“Christ is willing to join with us in the yoke and pull in order to lighten our burdens. Christ is rest.”

July 25, 2021

There was a veterinarian who was called to go to a client who farmed with a yoke of oxen. The young oxen were broken by being yoked with a ten year old, sturdy ox named Clyde. Clyde would lead them through the work. The young oxen that he treated had pressure sores on their back—as … More “Christ is willing to join with us in the yoke and pull in order to lighten our burdens. Christ is rest.”

“Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.”

June 19, 2021

A ceramics teacher divided his students into two groups—one, he said, would be graded on the quantity of work they produced, and the other would be graded on the quality of work they produced. When grading time came, something surprising happened: the highest quality work was created by the group being graded on quantity. It … More “Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.”

“In order to have a healed and faithful heart, we must first allow it to break before the Lord.”

January 23, 2021

There was once a man out playing catch. His glove was so broken-in that it could almost make the catch on its own without him doing much of anything. The man realized that maybe having broken heart is more about having a broken-in heart. A broken heart can seem non-functional. But with a broken-in heart … More “In order to have a healed and faithful heart, we must first allow it to break before the Lord.”

“Imperfect people are all God has ever had to work with.”

January 16, 2021

Being discouraged for “frequently falling into foolish actions.” (JSH 1:28) Man, I can relate to Joseph on this one. It is frustrating to fall short again and again. To see the gap between what you should do and what you actually do. But God doesn’t have a prerequisite of perfection to do His work. “God … More “Imperfect people are all God has ever had to work with.”