Watch Yoself

I liked this scripture this morning:

D&C 50:46

"Watch, therefore, that you may be ready."

It made me think of how we need to always be on our toes.  We need to pay attention to the current status of our lives.  Are we constantly watching ourselves?  Do we evaluate how we are doing often enough?  If we aren't, we may not be ready when the time comes.

And that time, doesn't necessarily mean "The Second Coming" or "The End of the World".  I think there are much more pressing deadlines that we are preparing for. 

Will we be ready to receive the prompting to know who we need to marry?

Will we be ready to follow the spirit when deciding when to have children?

Will we have the strength to parent a child with special needs?

Will we know how to react when a spouse makes poor choices?

Will we be ready to raise children in an ever crazy world?

Will we be ready when our parents die?

Will we be ready when we lose a job?

Will we be ready to do the honest thing when it is so easy not to?

With a frequent evaluation, and adjustment when needs be, I know we can be ready for anything. Keep checking in on yourself, and on your fellow Bearries.