Feeny! Fee hee hee hee heeny!

I've always liked the show Boy Meets World.  I just felt like a better person after watching it.  It follows a group of kids from 8th grade to graduating college.  There is always something to learn at the end of each episode, whether it be really obvious, or something harder to catch.

One continuous theme is the wise words of Mr. Feeny.  No matter the problem, concern, or trial, he always knows the solution.  Almost every time he solves a problem, he teaches the kids an important life lesson that will benefit them in the future.  He's preparing "the boy" to meet "the world."  Even though he knows how to solve the problem, he doesn't give the kids the answer right away.  He waits for them to approach him.  Our Heavenly Father works the same way.

Heavenly Father doesn't solve all of our problems for us right when they happen.  He sees how we'll play it out, and waits for us to ask him for the help.  The Lord will help us through it, but will make sure we learn a valuable lesson in the process.  The Lord is preparing "us" to meet "him." Alma explains it well when he states, "For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors" (Alma 34:32).  Remember, God is always there and is always willing to help us, but it's our job to do our part which is to ask for his help.  Never underestimate the power of asking, and remember that all things happen for our benefit.

The Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone, not to be confused with the Twilight Zone...okay, terrible joke.  Everyone wants to be comfortable.  Whether it be in comfortable clothes, around comfortable people, or on a comfortable couch, comfort is always on our mind.  I'm not going to lie, I like to be comfortable.  As I've been on my mission, I've had to step out of my comfort zone countless numbers of times.  It's made me appreciate those times. 

Think of life if it were always comfortable.  Would we live life to it's fullest?  Would we reach our maximum potential?  Would we even be happy?  I've thought about this a lot of times.  Why is life sometimes uncomfortable?  We have to be put in situations where we're not comfortable in order to learn and grow.  If everything was the same all the time, we couldn't advance in life.  We have to step out of our comfort zone to expand it. 

Think of a muscle.  The only way for the muscle to get stronger is to strain, test, and try it.  In other words, get it out of its comfort zone.  It may be tough at the time, but the strength recieved from it will benefit you for the rest of your life. 

Escaping our comfort zone gives us happiness in this life.  Think of a time when you were doing something that was very difficult.  It could be learning a new song on guitar, beating the next level in a video game, beating your personal best time in a race, or earning an A in a class at school.  Do you remember how happy you were once you reached the goal?  The more difficult the task, the more satisfying the reward.  One of my favorite quotes is, "I never said it would be easy, I only said it'd be worth it."

Nothing in life that's worth having comes easy.  To be able to enjoy life to its fullest, we have to step out of our comfort zone.  We're not alone when we do it though.  Our Savior Jesus Christ is always there with us and will always be there to help us, but it starts with us.