My weakness

                           I think we've all been through this; Impatience. It's a human nature hard to resist. It's in instinct, I think. When you're having a stressful day, and the obstacles keep coming, and one little thing can through you off. For example, my sister is my best friend but she can drive me insane! She always asks me things at the last minute, she wants food all the time, she wants me to play with her every minute of the day and one thing I can't STAND about her is she leaves the hallway light on at night. I think that's one of my most distressing pet-peeves in the history of my pet peeves. I might also mention she will come in my room, unannounced, and stand there and not say ANYTHING. So, my reaction is always the same; "Shelby, what do you want?" and she'll respond with a shrug and say "nothing" and will walk out the room, and NOT CLOSE THE DOOR. She'll just mindlessly leaves it open, even though I've told her countless of times to close the door after you go out.


                      





                        Okay, I need to calm down. See how it's easy for me to list all the many gruesome attributes about my sister that irritate me but not so quick to state all the many wonderful perks about having her as my sister? I think, as people, we do that without even thinking. It's molded in our brain, by the world, that when people annoy you, you get them right back. On the other hand, in the bible it says, "Judge not lest you be judged." As simple as that sounds that is a powerful commandment. Jesus is telling us that we cannot simply go on throughout life looking through a stained window and bickering on about people's motes in their eyes, when we have a mote in our own eyes that is needed to be taken out. It also says the bible that the meek will be blessed to inherit the earth. Personally, I think that means when Jesus comes down in the 2nd coming, that the meek people will inherit the earth with our Beloved Savior, for a millennium. Pretty awesome, right? But it comes with a price. We have to get in the healthy habit of not always being defensive or quick to react with malice and to not have a short spam on our patience.


                     I have countless weaknesses and one of the most frequent one is impatience. Lately, I've been having stress more and more each day. Mostly, because of school, seminary, friends issues, family issues and much more. Anything someone would say would tick me off, no matter how small or how large the comment is. I've been asking for the Lord to help me cast out this weaknesses and help me be more meek and patient but it's one of the most struggling sins I am overcoming. This is my "mote" or one of my many. I have no right to call someone outrageously impatient, when I am just the same. Maybe they are even more impatient then me but honestly, it doesn't matter. No matter what the sin, you gotta learn to judge the sin, not the sinner. Especially if you have been in the same position as the sinner.

                   




                      I know I'm being a little open about me and exposing my weakest spot but I have nothing to be ashamed about. I am a daughter of God that is living on an earth full of forces of evil from the devil, that is trying to overcome me. But the difference about me is even though I am not be perfect, I can be perfect through Christ. Through my faith in Christ and my hope that someday I will be at a point where I won't be impatient. In this life or the next. (also this is my blog so I can write anything I want).


                    Anyway, I hope you take my advice and pray to God that he may help you on a road to recovery from a sin you've been struggling in. You don't have to hard on yourself. You have to feel remorse but also feel hope, that one day you'll over come that sin. Through Jesus. OUR AWESOME JESUS. :) And through Jesus, you will come closer to Heavenly Father then you will ever. God bless.



Galations 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, Prov. 14:29

Continue in patience until ye are perfected, D&C 67:13


                   

Me and me and me..oh and preachy stuff!

SO, HI! :) My name is Erin Clegg. I can't wait to get blogging. Some people suggested tumblr but I thought that would be a little cliche and went on here! I wanted my first blog to be an introduction of ME. A little self-centered, huh? Eh, I don't care. I'm such a silly goose.

             










 One of the many things about me is I am a singer and songwriter. I've been singing ever since I was 8. Recently though, I've realized that God has given me this gift for a reason. That reason isn't to become famous or get millions of fans over a love song but to praise him, worship and pour out my brokenness through lyrical inspiration and pour out my revelations from the Lord himself! This was the biggest revelation God has given me! When I first had this encounter with God, I was "Uhm, God?" and God responded, "Yes, Erin?". Then I burst out in tears, telling Him I wasn't worthy to do this kind of assignment. I thought I wasn't worthy to even sing a song about Him. (Because of a struggling affliction of sin I was going through). But do you know what He said? He said, "Erin, I love you for you, not for what you did. This the reason why I sent my only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for you. Because I love you and I want you to improve and I want you to tell the whole world about the LDS church through music and revelation and example!"

             

                Now for awhile, I accepted this. I repented for what I did and went along with it. But deep inside I know something was holding me back. When I was writing worship songs or singing them or performing or WHATEVER, I was singing it because I thought the song was pretty and had a good meaning. I wasn't singing it for praise or for worship. I was just making noise. See, I know a lot of you enjoy music. Right? So, when you listen to music don't you sometime fall in this trance where you don't listen to the lyrics or the meaning, you just think it sounds good? That's what was happening to me. I would sing and sing and sing about Jesus, but I didn't feel anything.


              I then came to the conclusion that I needed to change my perspective and change it fast! It says in the bible that worship is supposed to be meaningful and in the spirit and you must lay everything aside, and focus on the Lord and Jesus Christ and what Jesus has done for you. I forgot about this. Completely. It also says that if you sang a song, without any wholesome or Godly worth it in, then it is just noise. Worship is not JUST for SINGERS. It is for people who can't sing! My sister asked me, "Erin, how can I can worship? I don't sing very well." (which was a lie, since she can sing very well). I told her "Worship is not a genre of music, it is a sacred act we take upon ourselves. To praise and thank the Lord. Even sometimes repent. And if you can't sing, who cares! God sees you, and understands that singing isn't your strongest attribute but He admires your dedication!".


           

         Another big thing for me was to realize and accept the fact people worship differently. Some people like to sing, some like to dance, some like to scream out, some people (like me) like to sing and sway back and forth and put up their arms and close their eyes........and you get the point. So no matter what faith you are, all worship is acceptable if it is done in righteous judgement.


             One thing that has always bothered me in the LDS church was how we sang. The hymns to me can be boring and literally make me wanna cuddle up with my teddy bear and take a nap. But God revealed unto me that it doesn't matter what kind of genre of music someone worships in. If they do it in the spirit and in willing to feel the spirit, then it is righteous and precious to Him. I also realized some of the best worship songs are gentle and tender. Not loud and "crying out for repentance and for an encounter with Jesus" that I LOVE to sing. But that is more then acceptable too!


              Anyway, as you can see, music is my life. And God is a big part of that as well. But don't think I'm this hippie and Jesus Freak that worship 24/7 and is walking around singing all the time. (but my sister says I AM a freaky Jesus hippie that sings all the time....) But I do have other attributes. Like how I love to eat, cook, sleep and meet new people! I am just a girl who loves Jesus, loves her family, loves to sing and loves to worship! And loves chocolate! And that if you haven't had a one on one talk with God, do it.....NOW! Join the Jesus Freak party with me.....then maybe I can introduce you to some LDS missionaries.....Ha, Mormon problems. As I was saying, I am very friendly so get to know me! Unless you're a strange psychopath that's behind the computer screen. And here are a few uplifting scriptures! :)

             Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”


Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, evenwhen we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved—