Me and my big mouth ...

So last week, I posted an article / talk that was about how to do a calling so the person being called feels like he really WAS called.

So, I stated how we need to feel the spirit of the call.

Then, the test of faith occurred a few days later when I was released from all the assignments I really enjoyed and called to a new one that I am pretty certain I am not well matched to do. (I have some opinions as to how and why this happens ... none of them very flattering so I won't go into details here. But, re-read my article and you'll have a good idea.)

And, I think I am most frustrated with being released from the stake assignment ... because in the last three years, I wasn't really allowed to function. I think I have been a check-mark in someones org chart ... and that is never a very satisfying feeling.

But, we soldier on. We bloom where we are planted. We do what we are asked to do. We smile and say things are "fine".

But the fact is, there is not a lot of satisfaction or joy in a calling that was cut short or in a new one that has been crammed down.

Just my 2-cents worth. Invest it wisely.

:) Dana