Chapter 1 Continued

What are your questions doing for you?

I guess I have to ask more to really find that out.  Not much right now.

Are your questions enlivening you?

Encouraging you?

Enlarging your life?

Expanding your vision?

Enriching your relationships?

Are your questions depressing you?

Discouraging and demoralizing you?

Are your questions inviting fear or joy into your life?

Energy or frustration?

Wow!  I don't know!  A frustrating question lately has been concerning a mission--which I'm leaning more toward yes now.  I don't ask many questions, though.  I hope this book will help me :D

Is there a trouble-making, havoc-wreaking question in my life that sneaks up on me from time to time that begins with "Why am I so..."?

Yup.  Why am I so fat?  Why am I so rude sometimes? Why do I think I can't feel the Spirit?  Why can't I decide what to do with my life? 

If you wanted to have a real "pity party" with the 4 Ds present, what questions would you ask yourself to guarantee that doubt, discouragement, depression, and despair would show up in your mind and in your heart?

Ones that sound like those above.  Ones that question my true worth and the love my Father in Heaven has for me.  Ones that cause me to question the gospel and past answers I've received.  Satan likes to get me to ask these sorts of questions of myself.

What questions cause trouble for you?

Can you list some of them?

See above.

Which question is the biggest bully in your life?

Which one pushes you around the most and causes you the most trouble?

The mission one and the fat one.

Which question has been holding you back from moving ahead with your life?  

Am I really good enough?  How can I share the gospel if I don't know if I know that it's true?  Am I really needed?  Is this what I'm supposed to do?

Now, think about the influence of those troublemaking questions on you, your life, and your relationships.  What do they invite you to think, to feel and to do?

Doubt myself and the Lord.

Well, now, are you ready for some change? 

Do you want to change your life?

Do you want better relationships?

Yes!

Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch [me] or [my]children or [my] family today?

Always.  Sometimes it's hard to notice, but he touches us through others.  Today, sacrament was amazing.  God planned his church to help the One--our ward is very helpful with our current situation with my mom.

Did God send a message that was just for me?

Sacrament today was all on missionary work--which is something I've been thinking about a lot.  Yesterday, he sent a sister missionary on temple square to make me take another look at my decision to serve.  I can see that my heart is hardened--I'm very torn about the idea right now.  I want to be against it--I keep calling it the "stupid mission," but I know I need a better attitude because I know it will be one of the most amazing experiences of my life!

What can I do to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need Him?

Record it--just like I'm doing right here.  Also, recording it in my journal--my GHIML of the day.

If I asked the three previous questions daily, what would I begin to notice?

I'd see more how much God really cares for me.

What would I begin to remember?

I'd be able to go back and read the experiences, instead of forgetting the as Satan would have me do.

In the last 24 hours, what is one question you asked yourself?

Should I go on a mission?

Is there a question you long for someone to ask you?

Where have you been all my life?

Think of someone with whom you want to build a stronger relationship.  What questions do you typically ask them during the first few minutes you are together?

What are you doing in life?  What's your major?  Where did you serve a mission?  What do you do for fun?

What is the last question you asked the Lord?

Is this church true?

What effect do your questions have on your spirit and on the spirits of those you love?

They help me realize where my priorities lie.

Do your questions build and lift?

Are they likely to strengthen others spiritually?

Yes and Yes :D