Section 4 Question 2
Turn away from your sins; shake off the chains of him that would bind you fast; come unto that God who is the rock of your salvation” (2 Nephi 9:45).
Turning away from sins and shaking off addictive chains cannot begin until you acknowledge that the sins and chains exist. Write about the resistance you feel when you think about being completely honest about your past.
There is resistance there.
- Fear of what my Bishop will think of me.
- Fear of revealing my inadequacies.
- Fear of falling back in to bad habits later after I’ve made this progress.
- Fear of not really wanting to completely give up my weaknesses and addictions. (this is less now but has been there in the past)
- I’m afraid I may be hiding things.
- The process I plan to take is to write most about the WHY I did things: the resentment I had to God, to Church guidelines and rules, to my parents, the self-will and selfishness, seeking self before seeking God and His will. I feel these are the core issues I need to reveal. What happened is a result of my addictions to SELF. I’ve talked with Bishops about what happened in the past but never really discussed the WHY, never really knew WHY actually.
I’m excited to break the chains that bind me. I’m excited to “come unto God” and establish a firm foundation.
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