Weak.

In the book of Ether Chapter 12, Moroni describes to us a conversation he had with the Lord concerning writing to the Gentiles:

 23 And I said unto him: Lord, the Gentiles will mock at these things, because of our weakness in writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them;

 24 And thou hast made us that we could write but little, because of the awkwardness of our hands. Behold, thou hast not made us mighty in writing like unto the brother of Jared, for thou madest him that the things which he wrote were mighty even as thou art, unto the overpowering of man to read them.

 25 Thou hast also made our words powerful and great, even that we cannot write them; wherefore, when we write we behold our weakness, and stumble because of the placing of our words; and I fear lest the Gentiles shall mock at our words.

About this time is when the Lord steps in with his nugget of knowledge.

 27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

The last part of that verse stuck in my brain today. I was late to morning excercises and I was told to run 4 laps (2 miles) and do 25 sit ups for being late. I remember bolting around the track and passing individuals. I remember this time last year when I was always worried about running two miles in less than 16 minutes. I have been blessed with a body, and a focus, that allows me to keep improving on my running times. “Till the weak things become strong…” My ultimate goal is to run under a 7 minute pace. Unfortunately, with this strength I have suffered in a few other areas, it is time to re-evaluate myself and identify my weakness and focus on it. Constant improvement is the way to find peace in your life.

So, what is in your life that you need to look at and ‘strengthen’? I challenge anyone that is reading within a million pixels of this sentence to take an inventory of your life (personality, possessions, the whole gambit) and identify those thing which you find are weak. With faith and dedication the Lord promises ‘then will I make weak things become strong unto them’