Sometimes I wonder
If I will make it through even one more day
What can I say some days I wonder
Sometimes I struggle
Is it just me, or do you ever feel the same
Either way, some days I struggle
But when I'm down to my last breath
and I just need a hand
He is able
He is able
Able to make me strong enough
When I can't see the end
And when I need a friend
He is able
I'm always learning
Just when I think I know
Here comes something new
That God has led me to
'Cause I'm still learning
He knows I'm trying
I see my weakness but He sees strength in me
And all that I can be so I go on trying
And nothing can stop me when
I reach up for His hand
He is able to lift me up
He is able to rise above
Able to make me strong enough
when I can't see the end
When I need a friend
He is able, He is able
Today I was sustained as the Relief Society President of our newly-formed ward. I'm a tad overwhelmed, to say the least. I don't mean to sound unhappy, because I look forward to serving the sisters in my ward and learning to know and love them. I'm just overwhelmed by the responsibility of it all. I feel like I have so much "on my plate" already and I can't logically see how I can do any more.
Then I remember that this isn't necessarily logical. I have to take it on faith, as Nephi did when going to get the plates from Laban. He said, "And I was aled by the Spirit, not bknowing beforehand the things which I should do." 1 Nephi 4:6. He didn't know how he was supposed to accomplish the task before him, but had the faith to know that the Lord would show him what to do and how to do it.
President Eyring, in a 2002 Conference address said,
There will be times when you will feel overwhelmed. One of the ways you will be attacked is with the feeling that you are inadequate. Well, you are inadequate to answer a call to represent God with only your own powers. But you have access to more than your natural capacities, and you do not work alone.
The Lord will magnify what you say and what you do in the eyes of the people you serve. He will send the Holy Ghost to manifest to them that what you spoke was true. What you say and do will carry hope and give direction to people far beyond your natural abilities and your own understanding. That miracle has been a mark of the Lord’s Church in every dispensation. It is so much a part of your call that you may begin to take it for granted.
I am so grateful to know that I'm not alone and that the Lord can make me equal to my responsibilities. One day at a time, Denise.
