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Between God - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 4th Oct, 2003 - 3:59am
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The Paradoxical Commandments
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Sometimes while you go through life you stop and think... 'What's it all for anyway?' Rejection, sadness, disrespect and many other emotions come into play when we try to do good to others and get persecuted or made ashamed in the process, but here is a great answer for this...
QUOTE "The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway."
- Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution:
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway."
- Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution:
How do you feel about it? How do you feel knowing its 'between you and God'?
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QUOTE How do you feel about it? How do you feel knowing its 'between you and God'
Wow, great words! That's so true, in the end is between you and God, it will never be between you and them, so I suppose we can make an extra effort to be more kind and nice with those who don't like us. I know it's not easy but I suppose we should try it, after all we follow the example of Jesus Christ and He is the greatest example of Love.
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That's a great way to say it, JB. I'm so glad you posted this. It took me a long time to come to those conclusions, but didn't know how to put it into words. (I'm going to save it and print to post over my desk at work! :) )
My salvation is my own responsibility. I'll do what I have to do, what I'm commanded to do, to achieve the goals I have in that direction. What other people think is usually irrelevant.
A man I once knew said something similar before he died... "don't let people in the church turn you away from the Lord."
Roz
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What a great "poem." I am printing it out and also sent it to a few friends via e-mail. Quite inspirational.
Now, how it makes me feel in a word is responsible. I am responsible for my actions no matter what anyone else does. That is why I am required to forgive, etc. Just because someone does me wrong, doesn't mean I am justified in doing the same to them. I need to forgive and move on.
This is a huge responsibility and one to remember when faced with difficulties. This will be hung prominently in my house. Maybe I will "pretty it up" first and frame it.
Post Date: 3rd Oct, 2003 - 7:59pm / Post ID: #
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i saw jb quote and i think it was mother theresa that said it but i could be wrong.i believe in god and his divine plan of justice none shall escape.i always try to motivate myself in doing what god expexts me to do and say and not what others think i should do and say.henry ward beecher said "a man in the right with god on his side is in the majority though he be alone"
Post Date: 4th Oct, 2003 - 3:59am / Post ID: #
Between Them and God
The Lord knows us better than we know ourselves and anyone with a relationship with God knows where they stand with him, the opinions of others about another are just that, 'their opinions'.
Doctrine & Covenants 6:16 says: Yea I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.
It can be hard at times to maintain a healthy relationship with God when influenced by outside influences, but this is among one of the many challenges of life.
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