What keeps us from becoming the best that's within our capacity to become; the best version of us? I read on a fortune cookie, (of all things to inspire this question) "If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
Fortune cookies often inspire deep, soul-searching questions in my mind. (Be careful not to leave me alone with [American] Chineese food for too long.) This one in particular made me question what we define as our 'best'. Often we use the phrase "I tried my best" as an excuse for not getting the desired result, but are we really expecting the very most of ourselves? I don't think we are. Well, I'm not.
The scriptures counsel us to "serve Him with all your heart, might, mind and strength". This year I'm going to
rededicate myself to just that. Doing "my best". And meaning it.
But that's vague and unmeasureable.
I will learn to love my enemies (and people I just feel neutrally about) to serve God better with my heart. I discussed that in an earlier post. You can read about that here.
I will not be a "victim of the scroll" to serve God better with my might. I won't get distracted on Facebook and I will stay centered on my purpose.
I will study from the Book of Mormon each day to serve God better with my mind. The Book of Mormon is such a great source to turn to for receiving personal revelation. When I study the scriptures, I'm preparing my mind to be in its best state to be an instrument in the hands of God.
I will do a better job of taking care of my body to serve God better with my strength. I don't really need chocolate cake or ice cream after dinner (I think I can, I think I can). And putting effort into exercising actually does pay off.
The problem with saying that we "tried our best" is that most of the time we haven't defined what our best is. I know that if you create a measurable goal to work on this year (and then work toward it) you will become a better version of yourself.
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