DAY 14 -- Two Weeks is All

This morning I was reading in 3 Nephi about the time immediately preceding the appearance of the Savior.  It is interesting to me that after all the destruction, after three days of mourning for lost ones, devastation, and darkness, when the "lights came on," the weeping, mourning, and lamentation did cease and it was replaced with joy. 

They must have forgotten their brother, sister, aunt, grandfather, etc that had been destroyed because of wickedness and started feeling joy, happiness, and relief that they were still alive.  At least in the scripture, it was immediate.  That part has always been intriguing to me.  Stop crying over spilt milk.  Don't sweat the small things.  Don't let things of the past influence you, look toward the future. 

It is interesting to me to see the change of focus.  One minute, for three days they were howling, weeping, depressed, focusing on the destruction and the loss of life, the darkness and their misery.  Then all of a sudden, when Christ appeared, when the light returned, when the destruction could be seen and "appreciated" they stopped focusing on the negative, the change they saw all around them, the surprise they witnessed, even though the devastation was all over, they started focusing on the sunlight, the amazement that they lived through it all, and the prophesy they remembered about Christ.  They turned their focus to those things that really mattered. 

I would imagine that something very distantly similar will happen when we finally get a call.  Instead of focusing on the delay, the waiting, the eight weeks since submitting our papers, the challenge we face daily, we will change our focus on the light, the upcoming privilege of serving, etc.

From weeping and mourning to joy and happiness in a moment.  What is our focus daily?  What should it be?  No matter the circumstances, I need to focus on the things that really matter, the things that have Eternal Consequences.  I have been focusing on the wait, not the coming joy.

Miracle:  I have been walking every day again for about a week, after that regression I had for about one week. 

Two weeks until M day.  I still think it might be possible to have our call by that date.  But I shan't focus on that, but on the events following our mission call.  I avoided focusing on the anticipated days as missionaries out of self preservation.  Is that wrong?  Should I continue to dream of, anticipate, plan for and joy over the days coming?