Sunday Sentiments

 

Sometime this week, I'll be wrapping up my study of Jacob's life and moving on to read in-depth about Joseph. 

I told Ryan that while I have learned much about Jacob that I hadn't focused on before, this hasn't been my favorite stretch of study. Maybe Abraham set the bar too high! (I actually cried when I read about his death, because I felt like I had just lost a dear friend.)

To be completely transparent, I felt a little guilty about how much I haven't connected with the account of Jacob, because I've actually found quite a bit of common ground with him. I mean, I don't have two spouses or any concubines, and I haven't deceived my sisters regarding any inheritance. Not everything is a match! But I have found that some of our fears and struggles are surprisingly similar. 

Even so, I have found myself plodding through the end of this study, rather than eagerly absorbing it all. Some days I even told myself I should go back and redo a part I'd done before, because I hadn't tried hard enough.

Then I read something that helped me, so I thought I would pass it along to you in case you need to hear it too!

I read (probably on Instagram) that it is okay if every single day isn't the best and most profound time of learning you've ever had in your life. It doesn't mean you're failing at your study. It just means that not every day is the most profound.

I needed that. I needed to know that not every study will be an Abraham study for me. I can still learn lessons that matter. I can still say I did my study for that day. It all still counts. And the days of deep, profound study will come again. 

So with that, I encourage you to keep moving forward if you're feeling stuck. Just keep going. Not every day will be the best. But show up anyway. Learn anyway. And one of these days, the mind-blowing, profound lessons will come again!