"For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things, for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant, wherefore he receiveth no reward.
"Verily, I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness.
"For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good, they shall in nowise lose their reward.
"But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with a doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned."--Doctrine & Covenants: 58:26-29
Sometimes it seems hard enough to keep up with the things we are commanded to do. And now the Lord tells us that He shouldn't have to command us in everything. It's hard to wrap my mind around that as I grumble about all that we're suppposed to do.
And then my better self makes a belated appearance and I find myself nodding at the words in this scripture. Of course the Lord shouldn't have to command me in everything. He expects me to figure some things out for myself, to take the initiative in doing good.
So, for today, I am grateful for those times when I don't have to be commanded to do good.
This post made me chuckle to myself because yes, we are commanded to do a lot of things and then as this scripture says, we shouldn't have to be commanded in all things.
ReplyDeleteI better get off the computer and figure something better to do now with my time. :)