Take no thought for temporal things

so i was just reading 3 Nephi 13.. and i highly suggest it to everyone! it brings great insight, at least i know it did for me.. i have been so focused on temporal things lately, like what parts i want next for my car or what shoes to buy. for some reason i am letting these thoughts and things fill my mind and i am putting aside the more important things. like family, school, and my own personal growth. after reading this i realized im being rather vain! its not about how cool your whip is or how fresh the new kicks are. its about serving others and doing it without expecting anything in return. we shouldn't be so caught up in what we want that we dont see the needs of others. and when we do things for others let us serve them in secret. for that will bring more joy than to boast about how helpful we are later..

and when we finally do take the time for ourselves lets do so for the right cause. what is more important? do we need to worry about what we have here, or what we can have in our next life.

3 Nephi 13:

     19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal;

     20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

     21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

     25......take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
     26 Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
     30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, even so will he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.
     31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
     32 For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
     33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

pray with real intent, not repetition. Our Father knows our needs, let us come to him with our struggles and with ways we need to improve and help ourselves and others. this life is so much more than the day to day and the status we have. let us cherish the simpler moments and at the very least share a smile to an extra person every day. with small sturdy steps we can accomplish great things.