I know this might seem completely cliche but I just felt really impressed to share my thoughts and testimony of the power of a priesthood blessing. It never ceases to amaze me how powerful a simple blessing can be. I've been really good with staying positive and just enjoying life but these past couple have months it's definitely been a struggle. I really love my job and the career opportunity that I have with it, but it's also been extremely challenging. Lately I've just felt like I don't have much of a personal life or time for the people and things that really matter to me. And I've just felt like I've been in way over my head and failing in everything that I feel like I'm working hard toward. I've even questioned if this is where I should be and what I should be doing right now. Even though I've been pretty good about being happy no matter what I've still felt really lonely. I haven't expressed any of this to anyone with the exception of my little sister last night when my racing thoughts were keeping me awake. Anyway my intention is not to whine or complain about anything but only to emphasize how strongly I feel about the Gospel and the power of Priesthood blessings.
I should also mention that I've been sick with a common cold that doesn't seem to want to go away for good. This morning I asked my cousin for a blessing and he had no idea about any of the other struggles that had been on my mind. At least I had not expressed any worries or concerns that I had besides being sick, which was more than obvious. My point is that in the blessing I heard exactly what I needed to hear and felt like everything that I was up all night praying about had been answered in that one blessing. I just felt so comforted and at peace and even more so after he gave me a big hug that was much needed. I had this feeling of assurance that not only was I going to physically feel better but that I would feel the love and support of the Lord as well as my family and that everything was going to be ok. It was just so amazing to me to feel the spirit so strongly and to hear exactly what the Lord wanted me to hear through my cousin. After receiving this blessing I also remembered something that Elder Holland had said in his talk The Laborers in the Vinyard "...however late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines." This quote had infinitely more meaning to me and I realized that I had absolutely no reason to feel as lonely or discouraged as I had felt.
