Desire

http://ldsspiritualthoughts.com/2011/07/30/if-you-desire-to-know-the-truth-hinckley/#comment-1529

If You Desire to Know the Truth (Hinckley)
Posted July 30, 2011
-----------------------------------------------------------------

My Take
-----------
It is All Based on Deciding

Though, the message by Hinckley may appear as a dream or as a wish, it is not. I can testify to the simplicity of it. I mean simplicity. Having the desire to know the truth about what makes life being what it is. Also, having the desire to understand that from the material perspective it is impossible to learn about spirit. Such understanding is the key to understanding the spiritual answer that lies within each of us; but, can be reached only by following the simplicity of life like the prophets of old—focused on God.

My own experience sums to a few things mentioned by Hinckley. First, having the desire to know more. Second, being sincere about the intentions for searching. Third, being sincere to allow room for change as the evidence is discovered. Forth, being firm on the knowledge received. And, fifth, as it was said before by Hinckley, paraphrasing “The decision is only made once.” In other words, once a person decides on what the evidence a person gets from God, that stays firm.

All clues are in the bible. Evidence can be: On what made the prophets of old have access to God’s information. If we use the prophets of old as a measuring rod, then, we need to understand how those prophets lived.

Being ready to leave the material desires behind, is next on the line. Jesus Himself, had the same needs as we have. According to the Gospel he was a man like each of us—as I see it. But Jesus’ priorities were on doing the will of Him who sent Him—The Father. If we too try to do the will of God, we too can be like He was and is. Jesus said so.

There is not secret about it, there is only the desire. Once we have a sincere desire to be better that what we are, we automatically are able to see greater spiritual things. The path of growth continues until we allow ourselves to get entangled with negativity such as hate, lack of understand to forgive, and greed, and arrogance, and physical distractions such as lust. The change is called repentance—condemning the act, while knowing that Jesus already paid for it; and strive to avoid doing it again.

To be more specific, the rules is easy: Would I do it if I was in the presence of God?
Did the prophets or Jesus ever do this? Is it in the commandments? Or, like Jesus said in His greatest decision, “Not my will, Father, by thy will be done.” When we deny ourselves, we are ready to receive greater knowledge. And when we get it, we will also learn that greater knowledge is at hand. As Jesus said, “All that my Father has is theirs”.

I am not a prophet, nor claim to be. Rather, I am a sinner who has tried to learn; and I have made many changes on my life at great sacrifices in order to learn more about God. Such changes came as I learned about what a few things are in the bible, by studying it. Though I am a poor man, I feel peace within me, even in the face of worldly conditions as we all have to face. It is part our learning process, deciding based on what we have learned.

Liberty: Only the Minority

Liberty: Only the Minority: "From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/8672005/Savers-desert-stock-market-amid-fears-of-another-global-recessi..."

Seed Newsvine

Only the Minority

From:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/8672005/Savers-desert-stock-market-amid-fears-of-another-global-recession.html

The Telegraph, UK
Savers desert stock market amid fears of another global recession
By Emma Wall, Personal Finance Reporter
10:00PM BST 29 Jul 2011
-----------------------------------

My Take

So, the experts are predicting more misery. What is wrong with the world getting more poor people. We the poor are the majority. After all, it is only money, and even that, it is only money earned on the markets—not real money. And, what is wrong with being poor?

Those who become poor because of the stock market and because of other gambling strategies, will have more respect for the majority of the world’s population, whom they despise. As my father use to say: “By keeping on tightening the guitar’s strings, the tuner will end up pupping the strings”.

We never hear the investor’s complain when they rake in filthy lucre. They call it success to rise above their peers. But when they fall; oh, well, they just join the majority.

On the other hand, who wants to be the minority? Only the rich and the gentile, and those of noble birth, and the affluent, and those who are affluent regardless of ethnic lineage, they want to be the ruling minority.

Well, welcome to the real world of eating “by the sweat of your brow”. Oops, I forgot, those affluent and rich people are not supposed to work for a living, nor associate with those who labor with their hands (From Charles Dickens).