Spiritual thoughts and ramblings #1

Okay, I feel like I'm starting to understand the way life works.

We all lived in the pre-mortal existence before this life, right? During that time we all became professional spirits, fully trained by our father in heaven. Just to shake things up and to make this life an ever more challenging test, we were born into infant bodies with little knowledge. But we learn as we go, but the thing is, not everyone is educated the way they should.

Which is why it is the duty of the learned to share their knowledge. Anyways, the point I'm trying to get to is, that we aren't our bodies. I'm not 15 years old. This body is, but not me. Are you getting it?

We are not our bodies, nor are we the "natural man" than comes with these imperfect mortal frames. We are our spirits. Strong, clever, intelligent spirits that are assigned to the bodies we've been given. The thing we all have trouble with at least some time or another is controlling the body and mind.

I think one of the main missions of everyone's life is this: "To possess the body given to you."

Say, for example, Brad is working out at the Y. His body is achy and sore from running his behind off and lifting weight that overloads his muscles. His body (natural man) says, "Dude, please. Just stop. Come on, you don't really need to do this. Let's do something easier, please." But does Brad give in? No, and here's why: Because he is lead by his spirit and not by his body. His spirit, being immortal and millions of years older than his young body, knows better. He says, "No, body. We're not done yet; we've got a couple more sets to get in for today. We want to do this; a fit person is much more useful in the Lord's hands than a fat and lazy slob." "But it's HARD! We don't need to work this hard!" "Chill, you! You aren't in charge here. I am. And I say do it. I command you to LIFT!!"

This mentality, in some variation or another, is the way that all successful people act in all aspects of life. A sport, school, a relationship, a job, a duty... The list goes on and on. To be able to make your body and mind work hard is one of the skills that are essential to becoming useful. It is the sign of a strong spirit.

"The natural man is an enemy to God and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit..." Mosiah 3:19