Monday, February 18, 2008

Stand A Little Taller Feb 18th

Stregthen Faith and Testimony
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? -James 2:20
Faith and testimony are like the muscles of my arm. If I use those muscles and nourish them, they grow stronger. If I put my arm in a sling, and leave it there, it becomes weak and ineffective, and so it is with testimony.

So my dad hasn't been going to church until sacrament meeting lately. I thought it was just cause of how tired he is all the time. He works an odd schedule. However, he doesn't work Friday or saturday, so that Should give him enough time before church on Sunday, right? Yea! It turns out, he's uncomfortable going to elder's quorom meetings because everyone else is younger than him. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little disappointed. My mom when we were walking to church yesterday. She pointed out that he Does believe, and have a strong testimony. I snapped back, "Faith without works is dead, Mom." I felt bad about it, but I'm not sure I shouldn't have my dad read today's thought. If I go to my dad, and tell him he needs to go to All of church, it will just make him feel incompetent, or inadequate. What do I do to Motivate him to do better? When I try to Help him, it ends up being counter-productive. I have a really good father. I walked in on him and Mom praying this morning. That's not something every kid can claim.
I just wish he'd go to church.

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