More About Purpose

I just got back from our Power of Moms Park City Couples Retreat, and I am thinking even more about my purpose--how to discover it, how to live according to it, and how to make sure I don't go "beyond the mark."

I'm studying the Topical Guide today about Purpose, and this phrase stood out to me:  "Every purpose is established by counsel" (Proverbs 20:18).

I need to counsel with the Lord, counsel with my husband, and counsel with others who have ideas that can help me.

And, of course, there's the scripture in Ecclesiastes that I love: "a time to every purpose under the heaven."  The time isn't always right now, but the time will come for each purpose.

I also love Jeremiah 51:29:  "every purpose of the Lord shall be performed."  I don't need to worry that I'm going to miss my purpose.  I need only be concerned with hearing the voice of the Lord and doing what He asks me to do.

In Doctrine and Covenants 76:3, we learn that "His purposes fail not."  This morning as I read that, I thought, "If His purposes will not fail, then all I need to do is be aligned with those purposes, and I will not fail."

My ultimate goal is to follow the Son with full purpose of heart.  It's easy to get distracted and confused, but I want to serve God and only be worried about what He thinks of me.  He is so powerful and wonderful.  He knows all things.  Why should I ever fear?

More later, but I wanted to at least record these thoughts before I set about organizing my week/month and asking the Lord to help me keep my focus on the reasons I am here.