someone needs your star

Do you know that God designed you to glow? And you hold the Father's promise in your soul. You may be just on light in the sky but you are enough to light up a darkened night.

Chorus: Someone needs your star. Someone needs the light you have inside. So rise up high, you were meant to shine and never hide. Spread your good works wide and far. Someone needs your star.

Someone needs one simple light to bring them hope. you may feel small but you hold more goodness than you know. Desperately someon's reaching to find a beacon of strength that they can hold onto tonight.

-Jenny Phillips

Perhaps it is just me but i can't get over how powerful these lyrics are. I think in the world today there is a growing problem, especially in the church, of having the desire to be perfect. Yes i know that we are supposed to be perfect or we cannot enter the kingdom, but i also know several people personally that are suffering mental and physical illnesses because of the pressures they put upon themselves to be the ideal person. Sorry to break it to you but that perfect mom, brother, father, daughter, aunt, cousin, student, teacher, etc does not exist. Every single one of us is a valiant servant. Why else would we be saved for the last days? Heavenly Father knows each of us personally and he knew we would be able to be strong in these last days. We are endowed with divine power from heaven because we are literal children of God. We have a light inside of each of us. Instead of focusing on ourselves we should share that light with others and try to lift others up. My ultimate goal is to be the Lord's hands here on earth. I know I haven't been doing the best job at that. This last year at school I have learned some pretty powerful lessons about others and myself. I have been through a lot of trials. And I am honestly grateful for everyone. I have noticed in my trials I am much closer to my Father in Heaven. I rely on his love and strength. I strive to always have his spirit with me. As I have done so I have been touched by others that have been in the right place and frame of mind so that the Lord could use them to help me. There have many "angels" that have been sent as tender mercies from my loving Heavenly Father. I want to be able to be this for someone else. I want someone to be able to look at me and be able to gain strength just from the light in my eyes (: This is my new goal (: I am so grateful for this gospel and I know it is true. I know that each of us is loved and cherished by our Heavenly Parents.

You are meant to shine.