Snow Melt

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5 Rahmat 164 BE – Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:04:51 AM PDT

Sometimes we need to make an extra effort to achieve goals or receive answers to prayers. God doesn’t always answer our prayers immediately or in the way we expect. I’ve had a lot of lessons lately concerning that. Also, sometimes God expects us to make a little extra effort for our prayers to be answer. I’m finding this out also. A person prays for something, but God often expects us to make an effort to achieve or find the answer ourselves. Sometime ordinary effort is require, sometimes little effort is required and sometime an extra effort is expected.

It’s the effort that’s expected and what I’m expected to do that trips me up. There are times when it is as obvious as a pregnant cat, but other times its murky as a fog shrouded morning. It’s finding what the effort is and how much is required. It seems lately I’m expected to make a lot of extra effort to achieve, which is OK except it takes time. That’s my problem lately is time. I suppose it will level out when I get the house cleaned. I’ve been attempting to clean house for three months. I can’t be that messy. I’ve had laundry (lots and lots of laundry) to do and dish (I still can’t use the dishwasher). Everything seems double lately. Oh well, I think I’m complaining again and that doesn’t help it only makes things worse.

I’ve been making an extra effort to review lately, usually at night. I’m also attempting to review at least one item when I get on to post something else or read my e-mail during the day. An interesting item I reviewed this morning is "Life is Easier"   [ASR] by intuey , I found it in the Spiritual Newsletter. After reading that article, I realize that instead of saying I don’t want to do dishes. I don’t want to do laundry. I can find a solution to [put name of problem here]. I should say I love doing dishes. I love doing laundry. The solution to [put name of problem here] is obvious to me.