Humility

I quoted this song earlier in my blog. Apparently I can't get enough of it.

I have some family members going through some rough times right now.  My parents are away on a business trip until the middle of June.  It has been difficult to determine what we are suppose to do, as a family, to help each other get through this.  This song always brings me hope in the Savior, for He truly knows our plight.

I titled this post humility because of the beauty in the word in situations like these.  Humility always comes to me in trying times and it presents itself to be taken.  I have started a fast this day to allow its entrance into my heart.

In my personal studies I have been reading about King Benjamin.  Since my youth, I have loved King Benjamin and his humility.  He speaks ultimate truth about our standing before God and I have always turned to it for hope.  Humility is the great antidote for fear and uncertainty and I need large quantities of it now.

My mission president defined humility as, "not thinking less of yourself, but thinking about yourself less."  I have really been trying to do that lately, not think about what I need most but what others need most.  Finding the balance of thinking of others and being a crutch to them has been a great struggle for me most of my life. I know that the greater I apply these principles, the more I will be able to help those around me the way the Savior would have me.