Though this blog is all about realizing dreams according to Elder Holland admonition, I also know that one of the important teachings of our time is enduring. In Elder Holland's message, he states that "If we must rest on our swords for a bit, we must get up and continue in fight..." Consider resting on our swords...
It is not a time to totally rest and forget our dreams. It is not a time to forsake our visions. It is not a time to trash our hopes. If it were then he would not have said the part about resting on our swords. Our swords should remind us that there is still a battle to be won. There is still a dream to be realized and a vision to come into reality. We can rest, but we must not forget what the swords are for.
Enduring is found within the scriptures many places. There are many times when we are called upon to stop the fight, accept our circumstances, and endure our life. We will not always be surrounded with blessings, with realizing dreams or even experiencing miracles working together toward our dream. There will be days when we are just enduring.
I can't help but remember what Joseph Smith said that rings in my mind, "O God, where art thou? What covereth thy pavillion..." He was placed in prison and wondered why he could not continue in leading his saints. Why was he in jail? God seemed to be just ignoring the circumstances of our Prophet Smith. He was expressing his plea.
Yes, we will be judged by how we react to blessings as well as trials. We will be tried and tested to see how we react. But I feel we will also be held accountable how we endure, how we rest on our swords waiting the delivering angels, how we wait for those miracles. Enduring is part of life, and at times very difficult. But we must rest, endure, and exercise faith in His timing.
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