Acceptance

"His invitation, “Ask, and ye shall receive” (3 Ne. 27:29) does not assure that you will get what you want. It does guarantee that, if worthy, you will get what you need, as judged by a Father that loves you perfectly, who wants your eternal happiness even more than do you.” -Elder Richard G. Scott

Sigh...

The above quote perfectly illustrates on of the hardest concepts for me. You see, I am a bit of a control freak and it's only become worse as I have spent my profession as a drama teacher. I am great at being in charge and I am used to being the leader of my own dominion. I control my environment, I make decisions and things usually go my way. That is, in my profession- in my personal life- it's an entirely different story. 

I was talking with a dear friend today about how I struggle with certain things in my life. How I fear that time is passing me by as I get older. And he reminded me that I need to let go and basically chill out. I'm trying to learn to give the controls over to The Lord. And have faith, faith that someway, somehow everything my heart desires will come to pass. Someday, all in the right time.

So, in the meantime I live my truly awesome life! I laugh, I teach, I grow and I have spontaneous dance parties! 

I need to accept things as they are and look forward with a brightness of hope and never lose sight of the fact that The Lord is in charge.