Life is always full of new adventures and tasks and trials.
I have been thinking about the last months since I have been home and I don't think I have completely come back to reality. Don't get me wrong, going to Jerusalem was an amazing experience and I would not trade it for anything, but I didn't have to go back to reality and face the fact that my life is moving on and that is ok.
I think what scares me the most about the future is that it is the unknown. I cannot see what is going to happen. I was worried that things wouldn't work out. I don't think that everything is just going to go completely wrong, but I just kept thinking about everything that could go wrong.
I realized that I was putting my fear first. One thing that stuck out to me from one of the conference talks was to doubt your fear before you doubt your faith.
I decided to stop. Stop thinking about everything that could wrong. Stop worrying. It wasn't getting me anywhere. In fact, it was only making things worse.
I think it's something that we will face all of our lives. New things will always be happening. School, Missions, Marriage, Children, Children moving away, Grandchildren... live is kind of about the changes we make.
Having faith is what truly makes the difference. Will our fears hinder us? Or will we have the courage to doubt our fears and trust in our faith.
I am grateful that this gospel helps me to choose my faith over my fears.