WELL. Another week, another email! We have good news and bad news. This week has been disappointing with the fact that our friends of the church have lost much interest in us, but the good news is it still has been a good week. Seem contradictory? It know!
I think that's something I'm beginning to learn (finally) on the mission. Life will rob each of us. At one point or another, it will find a way to disappoint you. Elder Doman and I don't deserve to be ghosted by those we teach, or by the members. And yet it happens. And soooo... what do we do? I'll tell you what happens when we don't do ANYTHING: we become bitter. Hardened. Miserable. If we don't decide how to respond, we will naturally act poorly. That's part of the Natural Man. If we do NOTHING, nature takes its course.
I'm not going to lie, the mission has rocked my boat. And there were times that because I didn't take the initiative and decide how to respond, I (naturally) became angry, defeated, and ungrateful. I didn't choose anger; it just came. And as a missionary, that happened too much. But I think each setback, each unfair trial, has thickened my skin. I am now not quite as upset when yelled at. Or when transfers come. I recover a little faster.
If we want to be happy, we really got to search beyond trials. Heartaches. You can't stop them from happening. And if you let yourself react NATURALLY, you'll never be happy. We have to choose to react humbly, positively, roll with the punches, smile, get back on our feet and come back for more.
2nd Nephi 2:26 men are to act for themselves and not to be acted upon.
¡Hasta el próxima semana!
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