"The one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness, or good according to his desires of good; and the other to evil according to his desires of evil; for as he has desired to do evil all the day long even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh.
And so it is on the other hand. If he hath repented of his sins, and desired righteousness until the end of his days, even so he shall be rewarded unto righteousness.
These are they that are redeemed of the Lord; yea, these are they that are taken out, that are delivered from that endless night of darkness; and thus they stand or fall; for behold, they are their own judges, whether to do good or do evil."
Alma 41:5-7
The idea of being our own judges is interesting, but also scary, because we know the exact extent of our own effort, rebellion, and sin. It's also cool though because we know that this is what Christ set up for us... the chance to repent, to change, to make these choices about our own lives and have the ability to change and improve as we go. So wherever we are on God's path, we can still walk forward and progress and move towards that eternal goal, even if we feel far behind other people on the path. The comparison doesn't matter... only the fact that we are moving in the correct direction--toward God rather than away from him. And along the way we can help others to see the path more clearly and to enjoy the journey a little more. :)
Today, let's desire righteousness and work with God on improving our lives and doing good.
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