Accountability Portion
For those who have been reading this week it will come as no surprise that I've missed out on sleep that I needed this week and fatigue is absolutely a factor in follow through. last night, I just wanted to go straight to sleep and skip prayers and scripture study. I reminded myself that I can keep it simple and read one verse, which while not ideal, is still making sure I'm keeping up that pattern at all and keeping a vote for my identity as a Child of the Covenant who makes time for these matters. My workout yesterday was also blunted by lack of sleep, but I worked in some running on my lunch break and on my way to work and a brisk walk home while also working in some bike riding and core work. Today I have have 3-5 sets of pull-ups to get through of which I've completed four sets already. I've also worked in some cycling sprints getting up to 32 MPH on my bike's monitor which is faster than my usual 30, so that's nice to see.
Pondering
As I was thinking on the sacrifice that Jesus made for me in going through with the suffering this week leading up to His victory over sin and death on Resurrection Morning, I thought about the very real sacrifice made by His Father in staying His almighty hand and watching His son suffer this on my behalf. As a parent myself, I have a deepened appreciation for this gift of giving His son. Even knowing that it will be okay later, it must have created heightened emotion or strain in some form to the Father of us all. I mean - I expect this would go for almost any dad - but I would rather suffer and die myself than watch my child go through it. I am grateful for the sacrifices made for me by the divine and by my support group of mortal angels that I've been blessed to have around me in this probationary period of my existence. In striving to emulate my Heavenly Father and His son, Jesus Christ, I will be looking for ways to be better at allowing my children to grow by allowing them the victory that comes from overcoming struggles on their own while also looking for ways that I can give of myself to strengthen and enrich those around me. Neither of which come entirely naturally to me.
Be strong!
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I stand all amazed. Your pondering reminded me of those words. I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me. Great words and a Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother witnessed this love as it was freely given in Gethsemane and on the cross. Those words about being forsaken were from a psalm which Jewish people would have recognized.
Psalm 22, that’s the one I thought but I had to double check. If you read that you will see how it ties in exactly with the crucifixion. Verse sixteen tells how they gamble for his clothing. It ends rejoicing.