Bee Eee Blog

Came across this poem and thought it inspirational

It Couldn’t Be Done

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That maybe ” it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: ” Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it.”
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done;
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin;
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That ” cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.
From Edgar A. Guest

In the following story Nephi, an ancient prophet, has arrived at the sea shore; being guided there by the hand of God. At this point God has commanded them to build a ship and cross the great waters. I find the following passage holds interesting insights about the power of prayer and following received inspiration.

The Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 18:1-4 1 And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the Lord did show me from time to time after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

2 Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me; wherefore, it was not after the manner of men.

3 And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

4 And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.

Oft times when we become connected with God we discover that his directions aren’t necessarily popular or easy. In other words it isn’t according to the learning of men. We discover that perhaps the drunken parties aren’t what he wants for us, perhaps we are directed to be honest when it is inconvenient, perhaps it’s averting our eyes away from pornography, perhaps it means spending a bit more time with your spouse and children instead of in front of the computer.

The promise of prayer is that if we persist in prayer and pray often God will give us direction. When we follow the impressions we receive, the results will be there — “the workmanship thereof [will be] exceedingly fine.” A spirit of peace and satisfaction that feeds true happiness will permeate into our lives. We will live a life that we love, and become great as God intends.

So pray to God and he will answer. I like the scripture found in Matthew 7:8 “For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”

It is true. I have experienced God’s directions and his love in my life.

Peace to you.

Brian