Spiritually Fed Brianna Marshall

In this episode I share a gentle reminder about thinking positive in your relationships and about yourself.



I can be so quick to thinking negative that it affects how I think of myself and my exterior life.



I share two examples of how I transition negative thinking by inviting the spirit and mantra to think kinder.



I hope this gentle reminder can be something that you can invite into your heart.

I have been asking for help more in my prayers recently with having the influence of the Holy Ghost in my life.

I pray for its companionship with my thoughts, my family, and friendships.

When I let thoughts react and become too stimulating, overpowering in my mind, I find that I can say things or do things that I don’t feel good about.

It’s been on my mind recently if I am inviting the Holy Ghost into my thinking and feelings. 

I have been trying to recognize it in my life when I am around friends, family or acquaintances.



I know the Lord is answering my prayers when I ask for guidance in my life. I feel a gentle prick from the Holy Ghost when I need to not say something or where and when to apologize for something.

I feel the Holy Ghost to do something good, like reach out to someone and see how they are doing, bring a cake to someone that had exciting news, to give birthday wishes to someone that I don’t talk to very often. 

I know the spirit is with me and I am a witness because of these learning experiences. I am so grateful for its constant companionship and for being my best friend.

In this episode I share a gentle reminder of how a negative experience helped me turn to prayer for specific guidance.



In my prayer, I asked to be "slow to anger, quick to love and to forgive."



With this being in my personal and family prayers the last couple of weeks, I have seen myself trying to be slower to anger and more loving and forgiving.



I share three examples where I used this prayer into my everyday life.



I hope you enjoy!



Below is a talk called, "Slow to Anger" by Gordon B. Hinkley, speaking on this very topic.



https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/slow-to-anger?lang=eng

One of the greatest distinctions in life is the opposing forces. We have good or bad, sin or righteousness, struggle or strength, etc…



I am learning more and more about life as I experience the tug and pull of both of them.



I have learned in faith and in yoga that it’s about balancing them. 



Balancing them through a form of acceptance and love. 



I see each day, week, month, or year of my life where I experience both sides. I experience many wonderful experiences and many heart struggles. 



Each needs to come so that I can experience the other. To learn and grow from them. AND to find gratitude from them for how they can change me to be better and more insightful.



I think it's hard but…I am going to say it… it’s those beautiful days that we reach more out to the Savior. Our hearts can be willing to listen depending on how we view the situation.

“It must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, … righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad” (2 Nephi 2:11; see also verse 15).



I have seen in my life with the negative or positive, the excited or fearful that as I have invited the spirit into each of those experiences, that I am capable of handling them the best way I can.

This week's gentle reminder has come as I have been asking the question to myself, "what would Jesus do?"



I have thought of this after some scripture reading and thought of what he would do to have more brotherly love, how he would forgive, and respond with gentleness and kindness.



With this question on my mind I have felt more brotherly love for those around me and in the difficult and wonderful ways to respond.



With the Lord's example and teachings, what would we do?

In this weeks episode I share an experience of praying specifically on how to connect and apply it with my family.

While praying for each member I had a prompting to ask what I can do to grow closer to or help love them deeper in their lives right now. 

It is truly amazing how the Lord can speak to me and knows what to share with me in prayer.

It was so specific and perfect for each member, that I really wanted to share the connections I had.

Prayer is such a powerful way to better our relationship with our loved ones on earth and our loved Ones in heaven. 

Strengthening our relationships is the most important to me. They are what I reflect on the most and what I hope to gain in my life in heaven.



-I have attached a link from the churchofjesuschrist.org on the topic of prayer. It's a great way to deepen our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/agility/prayer-for-family