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Eternal Potential

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"I am a child of God with a spirit lineage to heavenly parents. That parentage defines our eternal potential" (Elder Dallin H. Oaks). It is our faith that as sons and daughters of God, we have the potential to become like him. Satan likes it when we doubt this. He doesn't want us to believe we have potential to become better than we are. He wants us to fall. My question is whether it is my own mind that makes me doubt or if it is Satan. Maybe it's both. I do have the tendency to doubt that I could have so much potential. 

I am always getting those voices in my head that give me doubt. I get an idea to do something and if I don't hurry and do it, I doubt myself, then I talk myself out of it. Why is it so easy to put ourselves down? Is that Satan or is it ourselves? I have so many ideas of things that I want to accomplish but I don't get them done because I can't keep that motivation. It's frustrating. I build my motivation again and then I lose it. It's a vicious cycle. I have wondered if we unconsciously want to make ourselves fall. It's easier that way. We don't have to keep motivating ourselves and we don't have to work hard for it.

I am sure you're confused of what I mean but I read the article called "Moses, My Son" by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy from January's Ensign, and I really liked what he said from the beginning of this post. If I really believed and realized who I am and how much potential I have, then that could change how I do things right? If I can have faith in myself because of Jesus Christ, then I can be happier and will not doubt. As long as what I strive for is for a good purpose, and the right thing to do, I should not doubt. I am Heavenly Father's daughter and I can be like Him. That's the whole purpose of me being on this earth in the first place. Just to remember that in all I do, is what I need to work on.

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Patty said…
I've wondered some of those same things. I think whether we realize it or not, outside forces have created some of our thoughts and feelings. So even if deep down inside we know certain things, there are outside forces (maybe Satan) that tempts us otherwise. It is amazing that we are children of someone so divine and that we can become that if we allow ourselves. Often times I might have doubts about certain choices but I always try to remember how I felt while I prayed about the idea or how I felt when I attended the temple while thinking of the choice to make. Good luck on getting more motivated. I need to do the same.
March 9, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Angela said…
Everyone does the same thing I think. We all get answers to prayers and promptings that we don't act on. We should, but sometimes it doesn't get done and I think Satan is what keeps us from doing that. I don't think it's you, it's Satan. How many times have I been truly inspired when I was at church, listened to General Conference, or just had a prayer answered, but then forgot it the next hour and just went about my day. It takes effort to write it down, remember it and act on it. I have to get kicked in the head a bunch of times before I do something I should. I'm that horrible.
April 6, 2010 at 10:53 PM
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