Plug In, Tune Out

How many times do we have a bad day, do we have a day where hurt fills our hearts, and plug in our headphones, and tune out the world to the sound of music, a favorite movie or TV show? I know I am guilty of this. So many times I would be going through a hard time and dcide that drowning it out with the sound of a Taylor Swift song would be the best way to cope with it. I can't tell you how many times I listened to Mean, Teardrops on My Guitar, Tim McGraw, Invisible, White Horse, just because I didn't feel like facing the problem itself. Or the countless hours wasted getting lost in episodes of Doctor Who because I just didn't want to face reality.

As missionary, these coping methods are gone. We have to learn how to got hrough hard things without flase comforters and also realize how false the comfort felt by music and TV and things of the world. It is false comfort that Satan gives us to make us think we don't need help to overcome struggles or challenges or hurt. Truth be told, you will be able to forget for awhile, but it is only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that things things are truly possible to be healed from.

How do we access this? 3 easy things we can do to find peace and healing through our Savior.

1) Attend Church. At Church, we learn more and mroe about our Savior. We feel of His spirit and can seek out revelation to help us with whatever we are going through.

2)Pray. Prayer is the greatest defense from the ways of the devil because we can do it anytime, anywhere, without limitations on how much.

3) Read the Scriptures. I heard a quote that sums this one up the best. "When we carry the scriptures, the devil gets a headache. When we open the scriptures, the devil collapses. When we read the scriptures, the devil faints. When we live the scriptures, the devil flees." The scriptures have that sort of power.

So let's not plug in to the ways of the world. Let's plug into the spirit and tune out the ways of the world and find healing and peace through the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Let's use these tools to overcome whatever is standing in our way on our path home to eternal happiness with our Father in Heaven.

I know that this can and will work, you have to act in faith and know that you are not alone. The nails in His hands are for you. He didn't suffer that and then expect you to walk alone. I know this. I've felt it everyday I've let myself. Plug into the Atonement and Tune out the hurt and pain you feel now. It will last longer, it will last as long as you let it. It can last for eternity.

Plug in, Tune out to the sound and feelings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I love you all!
Love,
Sister Esmond