It has been brought to my recollection lately that it is those times when we have the least that we usually give the most. I suppose this lesson began for me in my early years, growing up on next to nothing where finances were concerned. Somehow, I was able to think that was how everyone lived...until about junior high, when reality kicked in and I started to strongly dislike my life. That's a completely different story, however :)
I have been thinking a lot about newlywed life and how we are supposed to struggle. It seems like everybody always says that. What does it really mean though? We struggle throughout all our lives, and yet, people say that the first year of marriage is the hardest. Why is that?
Service, service, service. We are here to serve our fellow men and lift up the hands that hang down! I love focusing on others, but at the same time, I tend to feel selfish because Heavenly Father blesses us in everything we do. We forget ourselves in His work.
Brian has recently been blessed with a part time job! He is still looking for something else, and I have yet to come across a willing employer, but I can't help but feel incredibly blessed. Of course life is hard. It always will be. Of course we are going to struggle. It just brings us closer together! Tithing is a miraculous thing, and so is the great plan of the Almighty. Right now, We're looking on the underside of his canvas, and none of the threads make much sense. Just you wait, though, until we get to the top. Everything is always flipped the right way up there. Hindsight is 20/20, and the present is always an opportunity to count our blessings, of which we have many.
