Book of Mormon: Day 50: I Will Not Be Ashamed

Today’s Reading: 2 Nephi 6:1-18

7 …and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

On June 23, 2013 I attended the World Wide Leadership meeting.  I remember the giant screen in the chapel showing a motivational video set to one of my favorite hymns, “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go.”  The video was intended to inspire my family and me to share the gospel with everyone around us, but my perspective was lacking.

They made it look so easy!  Everyone was so happy and spiritual!  In just under six minutes they had 6+ people ready for baptism.  What was wrong with me? Instead of feeling ready to share the gospel with the world, I felt intense shame (Should Have Already Mastered Everything) [i].  I returned home not just deflated, but experiencing that “painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt” [ii]. Yet Isaiah speaks Messianically and prophesies that “they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.”

As I have come to a greater understanding of God’s love, I now realize that if I truly want to be called one of His people then I will not be ashamed in my efforts to live the gospel [iii].  As I make a consecrated effort, I can feel peace knowing He has accepted my offering.  Like Him, I can accept myself where I am–recognizing that my life is pleasing to my Heavenly Father, despite my imperfections.  I will wait for Him by speaking purposeful prayers and ask Him to open my mind to what I am doing well or what I can do better [iv].  I will act on opportunities to help His children along the path by “[going] where [He] wants me to go”. I will use the Sabbath Day to show the Lord I am NOT ashamed and that I AM waiting for Him.  I know that one day I will claim President Spencer W. Kimball’s promise and my waiting will be over because I refuse to live a life of S.H.A.M.E:

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