Day 13

Read: 2 Nephi 8-9

Mark: 2 Nephi 9:50-51

“Keeping everything in balance can be a real problem …Often the lack of clear direction and goals can waste away our time and energy and contribute to imbalance in our lives. …Our main goal should be to seek “immortality and eternal life.” With this as our goal, why not eliminate from our lives the things that clamor for and consume our thoughts, feelings, and energies without contributing to our reaching that goal?”
~ Elder M. Russell Ballard

How do you spend your time, money and energy?

*This question is a toughie...it brings a lot of guilt.  I know I waste my money on frivolous items when it could be put into savings, and I often watch TV when I could be reading a good book.  There are times when I spend so much energy complaining about a situation I can't fix.  I know this is not how God would have me spend my time,money or energy.  Lately though I have started spending more time studying the scriptures when I am at work instead of playing on the computer.  I have also been using my money to help others.  I have been spending more time at the Temple before I go to sleep for the day and I feel much better about myself, my relationship with Christ and life when I am doing work for the dead.  I know I have room to improve, but I have started to do other things than, waste money, rot my brain in front of the TV and complain about things out of my control.