When I read this article it reminded me of so many of us. It is so hard, dealing with everyday life to keep an eternal perspective. Things get in the way. I love the fact that we can get counsel from our leaders on how to do better and try harder every single day.
I just had a sweet little neice who lost her second baby at birth to a strange and freak set of circimstances. Beautiful 8 lb. baby boy that was perfect in every way. It's so hard to keep that eternal perspective when your heart is completely broken or when you can't seem to see how you will make it til tomorrow.
Life is hard...but I am so grateful that we have the gospel to get us through really tough things. The great eternal perspective that we can and should have is sometimes the only thing that gets us through. But it's easy to lose sight of it when trying to keep our heads above water.
The article by Elder Dale G. Renlund is such a good reminder to us all of not falling into Satan's trap of looking only for the negative and not the positive.
"When our day-to-day challenges loom before us, it is natural to focus on the here and now. But when we do, we may make poor choices, become depressed, or experience hopelessness. Because of this human tendency, prophets have admonished us to remember the eternal perspective. Only then can we successfully navigate mortality."
Elder Dale G. Renlund tells of a man that came to a hospital in Salt Lake with severe heart disease. Needed a heart transplant. Went on a mechanical pump to maintain his life. He finally got a heart transplant. It failed. Went back on pumps. Got a chance to receive another heart. Did very well and was scheduled to go home. As the doctor entered his room the day before he was to go home, he noticed that Mr. Brown was very angry and upset. The doctor asked what was wrong? With clenched teeth, he replied, "The oatmeal isn't hot, and the milk isn't cold!!"
Think of it! Ten days before, Mr. Brown was near death. Now he was complaining about the hospital food. For that moment he had lost sight of the bigger picture--of where he had been and of the future he now had. He would go on to live 18 years with an excellent quality of life and die of something unrelated to his heart.
WOW...we need to remember our Savior and the great opportunities we are able to take part in everyday of our lives. ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE!! Look for it and try to keep it!!
Read the article on page 56 of the March Ensign. You will be well feed!!
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