Day 28

I love Sundays! They are so refreshing and rejuvenating! I am noticing through the goodness of God that I am gaining more confidence. You know confidence truly comes from knowing who you are. I am a daughter of God. That sentence is a powerful statement. Confidence doesn't come from the world, from physical attributes, from people, etc. It comes from knowing who I am and where I came from. I am learning what a gift this life is. What an opportunity this life provides for me. I can accomplish my dreams, and have been given the opportunity to know the answers to life's greatest questions. I came to earth to gain a body, to be tried and tested, and to become like God. I have been given tools to help me in my journey, prayer, scriptures, the gift of the Holy Ghost, prophets, apostles, and family. Along my journey I have a responsibility to share my knowledge with those I come in contact with. To spread the news of joy and happiness. I am grateful for that opportunity. I am grateful for life!

It is hard not to be optimistic as I get further in the journey. As I learn to place my faith and trust in the Lord I am gaining more confidence in my ability to reach my goal. There is always a part of me that wishes it could be easier, but truth be told, what would I learn, what would I discover about myself. I think that too often in life we shrink from stretching. We want to be a certain way, but do want to do the work it requires to get there. We sell ourselves short. We play down our wonderful capacities, and talents, and assume that there will always be someone better to do the job we desire to do. We are great, we are amazing. You and I are capable of wondrous things, we just have to put forth the proper amount of effort, surprise ourselves, be amazed, and then realize we always knew deep down that we were capable of grandeur.