What Is To Be, Is Up To Me

What Is To Be, Is Up To Me

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Written by Kirk Koenen.
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Quite recently, I enjoyed a particularly memorable sacrament meeting focused on choices. Though it didn't initially sound so captivating, it helped me understand some things I think my Father in Heaven needed me too.


One of the speakers, a friend of mine, quoted her father on one of his favorite sayings. It simply said, "What is to be, is up to me." That short saying resonated with me. I love the gospel because it is empowering. The Savior has done His job. He knows my destiny, my happiness, and my sadness. If I allow it, my path is completely in His hands. If I allow it. That empowering decision is not easily made, but whatever is to be IS truly up to me.

So many people in this life feel they have no options. They live under the false pretense that
their choices are limited-especially where religion is concerned. They mistakenly think that
circumstances are more important than choices. But the Savior teaches us just the opposite: our choices are more important than our circumstances. The Savior, through His Atonement, has empowered us with the ability to choose for ourselves who we are, who we will be, and where we will end up. It truly has little to do with the specifics of your trials and circumstances. It has to do with how we choose to react within those trials that matters.

Like many members, I feel like the gospel has given me a glimpse into my true potential. I know who I want to be. I know where I want to go. However, I know I am far from both. But, as another speaker that day said, "I will make mistakes, but I will never, never stop trying."

Because we have a vision of perfection as our goal, we can be prone to feelings of inadequacy
and guilt because we aren't perfect NOW. These feelings can hamper our progression. We
must understand that our best is never perfect. We won't reach perfection, but we will reach
progression.

Just ask yourself: Am I a better person now compared to last year, last month, last week? Am I trying everyday to keep an eternal perspective and make good choices? Am I striving to keep the covenants that I made at baptism or in the temple?

Or simply, AM I TRYING?

Because whether you're a member of the church or not, we all struggle with feelings of
inadequacy. But I can promise you that as you try, and let The Lord into your life, you'll witness miracles.


SEE "CHOICES" BY JAMES E. FAUST
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/choices?lang=eng&query=Choices