i don't believe in coincidences

I seriously don't. I believe things happen for a reason when the timing is right. I had not decided until I was writing my blog this morning exactly what my October challenge would be. I had planned to focus on health only this month and let everything else just kinda of happen but as I was listing the lessons I learned, I realized that focusing on health only was not the best thing for me personally right now. So, the idea of living each day fully, on purpose, deliberately surfaced and I was off.

Not by coincidence, the talk given by L. Whitney Clayton from 2001 General Conference titled "Help Thou Mine Unbelief" popped up on my social media. Not only is it a great talk on truly believing and having your life blessed but it also included the following quotes that struck a cord with me...I know I have chosen the right challenge for me right now. I'm not saying it will be easy. But it will be worth it. And it will be fun.

"Each day we decide what we will do and what we will not do, among myriad alternatives. When we choose to obey the commandments cheerfully as our first priority, neither murmuring about nor measuring the things He commands, we become handmaids of the Lord and fishers of men and cast our nets on the right side of our ships."

"No matter who we are or where we live, there is much about our daily lives that is routine and repetitive. As we go about this dailiness, we must be deliberate about doing the things that matter most. These must-do things include making room first for the minimum daily requirements of faithful behavior: true obedience, humble prayer, serious scripture study, and selfless service to others" (emphasis added).

See why I love this talk? See why I don't believe in coincidences? And seriously, how can you not love this face? :)