SuNdAy InSpIrAtIoN

i'm hoping to make this a weekly feature.  i find that as i look for things as a goal i'm more likely to be aware of the wondrous inspiration that comes from our Heavenly Father.  this week i was teaching about the gathering of the lost tribes of israel.  but we got a little distracted by the story of jacob and esau.  its an interesting story of following the will of the Lord even when it is hard.  one class member was having a hard time reconciling how jacob could use deception to fulfill the will of the Lord and claim the birthright.  and after lots of discussion another class member said something very interesting...he said "sometimes the Lord doesn't always give us the route to get from point A to point B.  sometimes He just gives us point A and point B and tells us to figure it out."  although this is not permission to do whatever you want there is much truth.  i find myself getting caught up in how i SHOULD do something and worrying if i'll do it right or if my choice will negatively effect the outcome.  but in reality we usually don't have a step by step map to get from point A to point B.  we have a map with point A and point B marked on it but no line connecting them.  its up to us to figure it out.  the Lord gave us agency and working through problems using our agency is how we grow and develop.  the point is we do our best and we work to get from A to B trusting that the Lord will help as He sees fit.  So thank you sunday school class for teaching me something i forget all to often.