I was up at 4 am, which I often am. Most of the time, I can get up, do dishes or some other chore and then get back to sleep. This morning I stayed in that half awake state just trying to get the sleep I needed for a day I knew was going to start at 5:50 am since two of my boys have weights today. While I was in that half-asleep state, I saw a hammer and a nail. I didn't see my own hands, but I knew I was wielding the hammer, and I wanted the nail to be strong and straight to hold some part of our house together. I watched the hammer as it hit the nail exactly sideways. Normally, the nail would bend and not go in firm and straight. As hard as the nail was being hit and all in the wrong direction, that nail should not have gone in straight and true, but it did. As I lay there pondering on what the image meant, I suddenly understood that when we put in our best effort, even if it is exactly the wrong direction, the Lord consecrates our efforts and makes it exactly right. What a powerful image. What a powerful lesson. When I am on the Lord's errand, and I'm doing things exactly wrong, the Lord will fix it and make it exactly right. I'm grateful for the Savior who is the one that fixes my broken effort and consecrates them for the good of me, my family, and those around me. May the peace of the Savior stay with you this day, and may you, too, be blessed with knowing your best efforts will be consecrated for your good.
Roseanne
