1. I had a very anxious girl in my office to have some teeth pulled. I am still not sure how, but I was able to help her be calm the entire time, and she did great. The teeth came out fine. I was talking with Julianne about it later, and commented that I hadn't even asked for help, but that I felt like I got it anyway.
She reminded me that there are a lot of people asking for the Lord to help me. I realized that I needed to express thanks, even if I hadn't asked for help.
2. This morning, I was dreaming when the alarm went off about giving a talk in church. I was speaking about "humble beginnings", and I was actually making some cohesive and legitimate points in my dream, which is unusual. Usually I'm trying to explain something that doesn't even come close to reality or coherency.
I couldn't stop thinking about it, so I decided to follow the Spirit and speak in sacrament meeting. I had 15 minutes, and I was able to fill almost all of it up. I feel as though I was guided in what to say, and hopefully someone was needing to hear it.
It was a lot about humbling yourself to get out of holes you've dug yourself in.
We shouldn't feel worthless if we are humble. We should feel empowered because we are allowing the Lord to work in our lives. That was a nice idea, I think.
