Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read how Pharoah would be delivered into the hands of the heathen because of his pride and wickedness. Ezek. 31: 10-11 "Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness."

In the D&C I read that those who have been sent to preach the gospel should not idle away their time nor bury their talents that the Lord has blessed them with. I think this applies to all of us. We need to make the best use of our time and talents and do what we can to build up the Kingdom of God. D&C 60: 13 "Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that there is a time for everything in its season, a time for every purpose under heaven. This is an important thing to remember if we're so busy raising a family of young children that we can't seem to find the time for other things that are very important also. Other seasons will come, seasons when the children have left the nest and we'll time for more temple work or community service. Or maybe we're a young single adult eager to find a companion. While we're waiting for that season in our life to begin, we need to take advantage of the season we're in and do useful and productive things that we may not later have time for after we're busily engaged in family life. Or maybe we're in our senior years and feeling like our season for usefulness is over. Even if we're no longer able to do many of the things we used to do when we were younger, we can still find things that our unique talents and abilities and years of experience have prepared us for. In every season of life, we can find purpose and meaning and do the things that God has in mind for us to grow and develop and be of service to others. Those things will change as the years go by, but we will always have things we can do in each season of our lives. If we seek the Lord's guidance and direction we can discover what those things are. Eccl. 3: 1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"

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