"Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.
Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work."
Doctrine and Covenants 4:2-3
I like the idea here that if we desire to serve, we are called. It is easy to get anxious about what God wants us to do with our lives and to stress out about decisions and life choices, but as God says here, a lot of it is just opt-in. We don't have to serve God, but if we *want* to... then he grants us the calling, and makes a way for us to find our way in that effort. This section is usually associated with missionary service, but I think God calls us to a lot of other things as well, if we have a desire to help, he wants that help, and we can be granted that calling.
There are of course also things that God asks us to do that we don't necessarily want to do. Those may require a little more faith to accept and run with, but you know, I think it works the other way around too. The things that God calls us to, if we give them a chance, we can learn to love, because God knows that we'll do well and learn a lot, and that's why he calls us. It's part of our individualized tutoring from God. :)
Today, let's jump in, both with things that we want to do that God approves of, and with things that God wants us to do that we aren't that keen on. Either way, God will have our back and we'll be able to grow and be blessed abundantly.
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