True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives—that is, our time and choices—to God’s purposes (see John 17:1, 4; D&C 19:19). In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny. (Reflections on a Consecrated Life- D. Todd Christofferson- October 2010 General Conference)I absolutely loved this talk by Elder Christofferson last General Conference. My daily goal is to consecrate my will to my Savior's and allow him to guide my life and help me to become like him.
Everything we have is actually something that our Savior has first given us. The only thing we can truly give him that is our own is our will and our lives. I love my Savior with all of my heart and desire to please him more than anything. My Savior and my Father in Heaven know me better than anyone including myself and know what is best for me. This is something we must each truly come to know for ourselves to be able to give our wills to Him.
Elder B. H. Roberts once expressed the process in these words: “The man who so walks in the light and wisdom and power of God, will at the last, by the very force of association, make the light and wisdom and power of God his own—weaving those bright rays into a chain divine, linking himself forever to God and God to him. This [is] the sum of Messiah’s mystic words, ‘Thou, Father, in me, and I in thee’—beyond this human greatness cannot achieve.” (Reflections on a Consecrated Life- D. Todd Christofferson- October 2010 General Conference)
Every time I give something to the Lord no matter how hard it might be I feel this great light and wisdom and power of God that is talked about. Each time it becomes easier because I learn to trust in my Savior. I have always felt a strong need to be in control of my life and not knowing what might happen in the future can sometimes drive me crazy but I am slowing realizing the power of God in His ultimate wisdom. I know this will be something I will work on for a lifetime and there will be many instances in my life where the Lord will test my devotion to him. But I will give everything to him and find the greatest joy!
Those who believe that our bodies are nothing more than the result of evolutionary chance will feel no accountability to God or anyone else for what they do with or to their body. We who have a witness of the broader reality of premortal, mortal, and postmortal eternity, however, must acknowledge that we have a duty to God with respect to this crowning achievement of His physical creation. In Paul’s words:
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).
Our bodies are so sacred. We must honor them! We must present our bodies in sacred and holy ways so that we can obtain the constant companion of the Holy Ghost and stand as witnesses of Christ in all things!
I know that consecrating our hearts is a lifetime pursuit but the blessings and joy we receive from it will be beyond measure and comprehension.
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