The 7ups Of Life

So I said "You're Up" ... how about:

Having the missionaries over for dinner?

Taking life less seriously?

Finding the courage to share your testimony with a friend or neighbor?

Being the first to offer the olive branch?

Dreaming big!?

Margaret D. Nadauld, said in her “A Woman of Faith,” article in the November 2002 Ensign:

"A Latter-day Saint woman who follows Christ’s example in her daily living begins to fulfill the plan of our Heavenly Father for her. By so doing she can be a powerful influence for good in today’s world and meet the challenges of mortality. The Latter-day Saint woman who follows Christ is a true Christian in the very best sense of the word. She is a woman of faith who trusts God and is confident and fearless."

A woman of faith trusts God and faces adversity with hope. She has a living relationship with Jesus. He is not limited to only one moment in history. Because of His sacrifice, He is not far off, a man who lived -- as fairy-tales say -- long ago and far away.

Instead He is here with us, intimately close and ready to help us in all areas of our lives.

(Point to each "Up" as you recap the lesson)

LIFT UP

A woman of faith is confident because she understands the divine plan of our Heavenly Father and her role to bless lives. She is confident that any sacrifice she makes is worth something in an eternal sense. She knows about sacrifice from knowing of the life of the Savior.

ROLL UP

A woman of faith is fearless. She fears no evil, for God is with her. There is no ambiguity, no uncertain trump in her life. She can live a principled life because she studies the doctrine and teachings of a perfect teacher, the Master. She is a noble example to all who know her.

STICK UP

A fearless woman of faith has the courage to talk with her children about practices which would destroy them. They not only hear her discuss her commitment, but they see her commitment in her daily living—in the way she dresses, what she reads and watches, how she spends her leisure time, what she loves and laughs at, whom she attracts, and how she acts at all times, in all things, and in all places. She has a certain style of her own that is attractive and joyful and bright and good. All can safely trust in her examples and seek out and promote that which is uplifting and happy and decent.

Ephesians 4:10 states: "He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.”

I know in my heart that if you fill your cup with the 7ups I've shared with you today, you can be a happier, calmer, more confident woman, mother, saint.

You will demonstrate it by the life you live, by the words you speak, by the service you render, by your every action.

You won’t be perfect, but it's not a race - just knowing you're doing your very best is enough.