...Catch a tiger by the toe! Well, I'm not sure what exactly I'm trying to catch...I do know that I have a lot of
choices, though. That's how my whole life seems to be the past few years: me trying to
choose between two or three really good
options, and then getting so fed up with not knowing what to do that I essentially play
Eenie Meenie Miney Moe to
decide, and hope that things turn out alright. And they usually do. So I guess it's a pretty good system!
I have a lot of big
decisions to make this year. Isn't
agency wonderful? Sometimes it can get depressing, not feeling like prayers are being answered in regards to making important
choices, and not even knowing what I most want; 'cause if I knew what I wanted, then the
choice wouldn't be difficult at all! It's the fact that every time I've had to make an important
decision all
choices I consider are good ones and are equally appealing that makes it frustrating to have to
decide. But then, luckily, every once in a while I'm able to step back just a little bit and think, "Hey! I have multiple good
choices in front of me! I must be doing something right." No matter what I
choose, I'll be able to learn things and grow and develop relationships and...things will turn out alright!
"Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness" (http://lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/to-act-for-ourselves-the-gift-and-blessings-of-agency?lang=eng). One thing I want more than anything is to have God trust my
decisions and therefore give me guidance when I really need it most. So I should be jumping for joy at the chance to use my
agency and prove I'm capable of making good
choices! 'Cause then guess what? Light will dispel the darkness and I can live with joy and happiness, knowing that I can make smart
decisions and God is watching over me. And, not even just in the big life-changing
decisions, but in the little, every-day
choices I have to make, I can be doing those small things that will help me feel closer to God and to my family and I'll have the assurance that I'll have help making the big
choices.
So, next time you have to make a difficult
decision, just remember:
...Hm, I was gonna say something witty right there, but couldn't come up with anything. And I don't want to spell out the moral of the story. So...
Pedro, just listen to your heart. That's what I do.
