Re: Life's lesson

To Lindy, and Aria - 

So true!   I've also found the same happens to me.  When I keep my commitment to put prayer and reading a few scriptures at the top of my list of how to start each day, my day goes better.

Much Love,

Mom / Grandma 

On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 10:05 PM Aria L. <ariakaimi@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you for sharing!

I've been trying to pray with Violet every morning and every night, and I've noticed a difference when I remember vs. when I forget or put it off. 

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 7:26 PM Paul Taylor <paul@gideontaylor.com> wrote:

Beautiful, Sweetie, thank you for sharing!

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 2:35 PM Lindy Taylor <lindyjtaylor@gmail.com> wrote:

What I learned about priorities and starting my day right.

Dear Family,

Just a quick shout out to you all and want to tell you how much you are loved and how Paul and I are praying for you daily and so grateful for all your successes and feel your hardships with you.  

I had a really hard day this last week, and I was able to trace it to the cause of me taking a little too lightly my commitment to start the day with the Lord.   Normally, I don't read anything or do anything without first praying and trying to read my scriptures (even just a little on the tighter days).  I try to put myself in a position to hear the voice of the Lord and plan my day and then go from there.  It's something I have committed and choose to do and usually just do it out of habit.  

But a few days ago, I wanted to clean out my closet, and I thought maybe I would just do that first!  I also allowed myself to get some good fashion advice on my phone while doing so.  (Not the worst thing I could have done, I know!) I consciously decided to put off my prayers and scripture reading.  But what happened to me?  Even though I eventually got around to praying and reading my scriptures, it threw me off kilter.  I had not put my priorities in the right spot, and I knew it and God knew it.  I felt unhappy and unhinged the whole livelong day.  I don't think it was a punishment or anything, but more like a revelation to me--- that when I take too lightly my ability to hear God, and my commitment to hear him,  I put myself in a position to be buffeted and tossed to and fro.  It also made me remember how very much I need the Lord's Spirit from the moment I awake to the moment I go to bed.  It's not just a song "I need Thee every Hour"-- it's the truth!  My need for Him is much greater than I remembered.  I grew casual in my approach to my prayers and connection to God.  So I was not in a position to be a recipient of the peace I so usually feel on a day to day basis. 

That even keel-- that peaceful feeling that all is well-- it comes as a gift when we are truly on His errand, trying to hear His voice.  The Lord still reached out to me, but because I was already off the path of peace, it took some repentance in my heart to get my priorities back into place.  

I share this with you in the hopes that you can learn from my experience and find the peace that is there for each of you as you put the Savior in His proper place in your life and develop your relationship with Heavenly Father from the first moment of your day until the last.

I love you!

Mom Lindy