Joshua didn't say choose you next year whom you will serve; he spoke of "this day," while there is still daylight and before the darkness becomes more and more normal. Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes From Neal A. Maxwell If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most difficult for us to do. Neal A. Maxwell discipleship serious jesus Your task is to conquer yourselves, not ships, lands and castles. This battle is the one in which you especially are to 'come off conqueror.' It is fought every day. In fact, it is a continuing process which commenced a long, long time ago. Neal A. Maxwell battle land long Stubborn selfishness leads otherwise good people to fight over herds, patches of sand, and strippings of milk. All this results from what the Lord calls coveting "the drop," while neglecting the "more weighty matters." (D&C 117:8) Myopic selfishness magnifies a mess of pottage and makes thirty pieces of silver look like a treasure trove. In our intense acquisitiveness, we forget Him who once said, "What is property unto me?" Neal A. Maxwell selfishness fighting people God's anger is kindled not because we have harmed him but because we have harmed ourselves. Neal A. Maxwell Faith in God includes Faith in God's timing. Neal A. Maxwell timing faith-in-god It is one of the ironies of religious history that many mortals err in their understanding of the nature of God and end up rejecting not the real God but their own erroneous and stereotypical image of God. Frequently this is because they have thought of God solely in terms of thunderings at Sinai without pondering substance. . . . Neal A. Maxwell understanding real religious Though we live in a failing world, we have not been sent here to fail. Neal A. Maxwell failing world We can tell much by what we have already willing discarded along the pathway of discipleship. It is the only pathway where littering is permissible, even encouraged. In the early stages, the debris left behind includes the grosser sins of commission. Later debris differs; things begin to be discarded which have caused the misuse or underuse of our time and talent. Neal A. Maxwell littering pathways talent We are often not only to slow to get on our knees, but to quick to rise from them. Neal A. Maxwell knees Let us have integrity and not write checks with our tongues which our conduct cannot cash. Neal A. Maxwell cash writing integrity I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships. Neal A. Maxwell wall wise heart Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism. Neal A. Maxwell lemmings proud sea What we insistently desire, over time, is what we become. Neal A. Maxwell desire So often our sisters comfort others when their own needs are greater than those being comforted. That quality is like the generosity of Jesus on the cross. Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity! Neal A. Maxwell agony generosity jesus Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness. Neal A. Maxwell patience-love rudeness meekness Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile instead of scowl, or by giving warm praise instead of icy indifference. By our being understanding instead of abrupt, others, in turn, may decide to hold on a little longer rather than to give way. Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness. Neal A. Maxwell irritation giving jesus Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender. Neal A. Maxwell surrender negotiation lord Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world. Neal A. Maxwell selfishness way world We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free! Neal A. Maxwell repent forgiving lord On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut. Neal A. Maxwell corners cutting path
