Average

There are only 2 options in life.

Go grab it,

or live without it.

No one is going to give it to you.



The average person has the average things.



"There is no room for average or complacent disciples. Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end."

Elder Kevin W. Pearson



The adversary is trying to make us blind to things of the Lord.



It is time to sink or swim.



Don't have your feet still on the ledge.



In 2014, President Nelson said,

"Your Heavenly Father has known you for a very long time. You, as His son or daughter, were chosen by Him to come to earth at this precise time, to be a leader in His great work on earth.”



You have the most divine potential & inheritance to be where you are and how you are. Don't bury your talents, God has blessed you with them to use!



This week was slower than usual.



I do know God answers prayers and that He blesses us when we pray especially when we pray specifically and are grateful for the things he has already blessed us with.



One thing I had the chance to be grateful for this week was my papa. He has been a tremendous example to me and I admire him for being a spiritual giant.



He never took religion as the "average" thing to do, but as the most important thing to do.



Something that Jesus Christ taught was to be an example of believers. I have had many amazing mentors in my life.



1 Timothy 12 "..be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."



We are meant to be an example. We have the knowledge to be able to do that. To be someone who’s light shines.



Matthew 5

"16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."



Another thing I was grateful for was to be prepared. We went over to a member to have him meet some of our friends and invite them to church. At the end he asked for a blessing.



Seems you are never expecting certain things when you are asked. I of course said, yes. At Elders Quorum on Sunday he shared that his Stake President from a previous ward felt inclined to tell him this.



"The Lord has blessed you with knowledge, materials and time to accomplish these things, He trusts you."



Which, when I heard, shocked me. That is what I said to him word for word.



Even though I never always feel perfectly prepared, I know that the reason I was able to be prepared was because I didn't have an average week.



Jacob 4:7, look it up.



I chose to do the things I needed to do, over the things I wanted to do.



I invite you to do the same this week.



When you say something, mean it.



Elder Nick Kendrick

Fremont, Ohio




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Winner's New Year

Image
Luke 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. I love this scripture because at the end it says "Come follow me." It's at the end, which sometimes in life it seems last minute, last time we try, last thing we do, is our answer or our chance to "change things." How many last chances are we going to get? How many times can we make the same mistake? How many times are we going to stay the same? How many times do we need to be told what to do? I really hope 2024 is a year that we all grow a lot, grow spiritually, physically, and mentally. Let’s take up our cross and bear it, let's give up that thing we know we don’t want too, "because it is too hard”. Let’s face that trial, face our fears,”Don't let your fear decide your fate." Even though some of the motivation we have is from the date cha...
Read more

The Difference

Image
Think of the difference of your life without the Gospel and Jesus Christ's example.  Where would you be now?   What would you be doing?   How much different would your life be?   All that you know, the things that bring you peace, the things you enjoy you have been  blessed with, with all this you have, has it changed you?   One of the hardest things to do in life is change. I’ve reflected on how much the Gospel  has changed me. I feel like I've had 5 years of experience with having only being out for  what feels like a few months.   The Gospel helps us change when we follow it and live it, the change comes naturally  as God blesses us when we try to become like the Son.   As I look back from week to week, I see the change, though little, I see how each week  the Gospel helps me "overcome the world and find rest." It helps me know that we are  all children of God, and divine.  Those deep ...
Read more

New Perspective

Image
I am in Detriot. The city. Downtown. Talk about New Perspective. The adjustment has been an interesting one, but I love it. This will most likely be the last area I serve in. I have moved up closer to some of my favorite missionaries. As I reflect on my mission, my perspective has changed in life completely. Perspective is the way we see things when we look at them from a certain distance and it allows us to appreciate their true value and act accordingly. An example, you don't know how much you miss someone until you don't get to spend as much time with them... Distance kills what's fake and shows you what's real. Perspective is the window you look through to perceive everything. Is your window clean or dirty? Perspective helps you to know where you are now and where you want to go. While you're on the path, are you going to be looking for the tools on the way or the obstacles? Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools...
Read more