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Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

(3 John‬ ‭1‬:‭11‬ NIV)

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But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

(Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭20-21‬ NIV)

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Getting Out of a Spiritual and Emotional Rut

So the last few months I have been feeling down and kind of just felt stuck emotionally and spiritually. I was just going through the motions and not doing anything with my heart in it. Well stubborn me decided I didn’t like that so here are some things that have been helping me as move out of my funk. I feel like these things have really helped me and I am so glad I decided that I need to change something in my life.

1. I have been studying my scriptures and actually studying not just a quick read, which is good but I realized I need more than just a 3 minute read. So I started using my physical copy of my scriptures again as well as pulled out a journal specifically for study. I read at least one chapter from the Book of Mormon and then use my gospel library app to study a topic based on something I have felt prompted or encouraged by leaders to study right now I am studying values I felt were important from the Family: A Proclamation to the World. I do a lot better when I incorporate some type of topic study into my personal study. I have now switched to also using a Journal BoM and New Testament

2. I started writing again in my guided journal it asks me questions about things and I answer. Sometimes after I answer the question I just write about my day. I like that it gave me an outlet to write out my feelings without feeling like I don’t know what to write about.

3. Started taking a Multivitamin for Women and Vitamin D I feel like both of these have helped with my mood and energy levels.

4. Started taking a Melatonin and use a meditation from a free app before bed. I feel like both have really helped me sleep better.

5. I also started reading for fun again and not just for my doula training and breastfeeding consultant training. Reading something not just for a class has been fun and something I missed. I also started playing video games again I spend a couple hours a week playing and it is nice to have that hobby again as well.

6. I limited my Social Media use dramatically as well as fanfic reading. I was getting to envious and of other lives and feeling like mine didn’t measure up and lessening social media has helped considerably. Also with fanfic I would end up skirting to close to the edge in regards to appropriateness so I have decided to just not read any for now.

7. Contacted my friends who I don’t live by any more and really tried to connect with them more often and I have tried harder in my YSA to socialize and take with others

8. Attend the Temple more often. It is only 30min away so it is not that hard for me if I jut make an effort. There is also several YSA people and my mom who goes often and that helps too so I have someone to go with.

9. I read from the book Lady in Waiting which has been helpful as I come to understand how to enjoy my singleness.

10. Started listening to more Christian, LDS, and uplifting podcasts at work. I really like All In, The Confident Single Woman, and Better than Happy.

I didn’t start all of these at once and I am definitely not 100% and all of them or feeling great all the time. But these thing have really helped me feel a lot better about my self, where I am in my life, and my relationship with God. I am glad I decided to try and take control of my life instead of just wallowing in my self pity and funk. I used to think the primary answers were kind of stupid but as I have really put effort into the “small and simple” things I have really seen a change in my life and I am so happy I decided to exercise my faith and do something.

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Our Heavenly Parents see us as who we truly are and who we can become.

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You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:48

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The purpose of good works isn’t to change us or save us; rather, its the demonstration of the change within us. 

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When you feel like worrying, pray instead. Prayer makes a difference!

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Have you been trying to do too many things on your own and not with Jesus’ help?

Me too.

How’s that working out for you?

Yeah, me neither.

So, let’s try that decision again.

Let’s try that path again.

Let’s try that interview again.

Let’s try that mistake again.

Let’s try that conversation again.

Let’s try that approach again.

Let’s try everything again.

This time with Jesus! (at Livingchristian.org) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nLOD-HfKv/?igshid=zok8dwhj5kn3

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