Personal Mission

I've noticed a lot of focus on pursuing one's personal mission lately. I know that's something extremely important to me--we all want to know we're doing what we were intended to do. We are reading Moses 1 for our Sunday School today, and I was impressed that this chapter also teaches principles about one's personal mission.

Verse 6 says, "And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all."

I imagine the Lord saying to me, "And I have a work for thee, April." My work is clearly different that Moses' work, but it is still important to God. My work is centered on my husband and children, my neighborhood, the Church, and various ways in which I can have influence for good in the world. The beautiful thing is that even though I don't know my complete purpose right now, the Lord has "all things present" with Him, and I can simply learn to listen to and follow His voice--He will lead me where I need to be.

In verse 9, we learn "...the presence of God withdrew from Moses, that his glory was not upon Moses; and Moses was left unto himself. And as he was left unto himself, he fell unto the earth."

This is a GREAT reminder--something we need to remember each and every day. When the glory of the Lord is with us, we can do anything He would have us do, but when He withdraws from us (when His Spirit withdraws because we have made a poor choice(s)), we will fall. Alone we are nothing.

I love the quotation by John Knox that says, "A man with God is always in the majority."

In Moses 1, we also see how the adversary tried to tempt Moses to worship him, but Moses called upon God for strength. We, like Moses, have the ability to discern between the Lord and Satan. The Light of Christ, which is in each one of us, will help us to know what will bring us true purpose and happiness in this life.

From verses 25 and 27, think of these phrases as they pertain to you: "I have chosen thee." "I am with thee." This applies to each of us, if we simply accept the Lord's role in our lives.

I'll close with verse 37 "And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine."

Even though there are SO many of us, God knows each of us because we are His.