This week we read a devotional called "Making a Living and a Life" given by Elder Lynn G. Robbins (http://www2.byui.edu/Presentations/Transcripts/Devotionals/2010_10_12_Robbins.htm)
In this devotional, Elder Robbins is comparing grades
A-F with our dealings in life as students, professionals, citizens in our
communities and Disciples of Christ. I’m sure that most people don’t start off
as F-level people and employees, but instead get caught up in the lies and love
of money provided to us straight from Satan. Satan thrives on feeding us
opportunities to be competitive, prideful and envious. While it may not be easy
to start and stay at an A-level, we should all try our very best. It is in our
best interest to put our Heavenly Father and fellowmen first and our income and
money second. Our world would be a much happier place if more businessmen and
community members were honest, A-level people. My husband is pretty close to
graduating and we both have committed to finding him a job at a company that we
feel is honest in their dealings. We also want to find a community to live in
where we can feel safe, at home and surrounded by trustworthy, loving
neighbors. The challenging part about the world today is that appearances are
very deceiving. It is hard to know good from bad, better from worse. The only
thing we know to do is to pray to our loving Heavenly Father for guidance and
trust that he will lead us where we are meant to go. We will make mistakes
along the way, but we will not be afraid to stand up for our beliefs and choose
another path if we need to. I pray that we can all work on being A-level and
know that even if we stumble, we can always work our way back up to the top.
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