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Xo,
Janessa & Nathan
(ok let's be real...just Janessa)
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Being a gracious receiver
Cara & I went to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional tonight - thanks to Mere for tickets! I love going to events at Temple Square, especially at Christmas. Only I haven't been feeling very Christmas-y this year. There's just so much going on...full time job that's pretty stressful...long-distance engagement...long-distance wedding planning...moving to another state in less than a month, right after the holidays...oh and let's not forget the minor detail of Christmas shopping. Which I haven't started yet.
People keep offering to help and not only do I not really know what they can do to help (plan next year's promotions? book the caterer? pack up my apartment over Christmas?) I have an incredibly hard time accepting the offers. I think it's a pride thing. I need to prove that I can do it myself. Most people outgrow that around kindergarten but apparently, being an overachiever and all, I skipped that step.
So with that in mind, I was surprised when President Uchtdorf's talk tonight focused on being a gracious receiver. Clearly that talk was for me! I struggle accepting anything from anyone (ask Nathan how it went that time he tried to help me buy new tires...) but as I listened I got a big dose of humility and realized I need to learn how to accept help. I can't do it all on my own. Isn't that the point of the atonement? And while I think I'm ok accepting help from Christ (let's hope so!) I need to learn to accept it from others who love me as well. Maybe they won't do things exactly as I would. Maybe they'll even do it wrong. But the point is they love me enough to help, and I should love them enough to say "thank you,' instead of "you're doing it wrong."
So that's my (early) New Year's resolution: become a gracious receiver. Maybe that'll ease some of the stress in my life!
People keep offering to help and not only do I not really know what they can do to help (plan next year's promotions? book the caterer? pack up my apartment over Christmas?) I have an incredibly hard time accepting the offers. I think it's a pride thing. I need to prove that I can do it myself. Most people outgrow that around kindergarten but apparently, being an overachiever and all, I skipped that step.
So with that in mind, I was surprised when President Uchtdorf's talk tonight focused on being a gracious receiver. Clearly that talk was for me! I struggle accepting anything from anyone (ask Nathan how it went that time he tried to help me buy new tires...) but as I listened I got a big dose of humility and realized I need to learn how to accept help. I can't do it all on my own. Isn't that the point of the atonement? And while I think I'm ok accepting help from Christ (let's hope so!) I need to learn to accept it from others who love me as well. Maybe they won't do things exactly as I would. Maybe they'll even do it wrong. But the point is they love me enough to help, and I should love them enough to say "thank you,' instead of "you're doing it wrong."
So that's my (early) New Year's resolution: become a gracious receiver. Maybe that'll ease some of the stress in my life!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
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