{"id":1023,"date":"2025-07-31T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:03:10","slug":"i-am-a-clean-vessel-%f0%9f%92%9b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lilifitness.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/i-am-a-clean-vessel-%f0%9f%92%9b\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am A Clean Vessel \ud83d\udc9b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We live in a world overflowing with noise. Notifications buzz, screens glow late into the night, terrible news and opinions\u2014mostly negative\u2014shout from every direction. It\u2019s easy to feel like we\u2019re drowning in distraction, addiction, and emotional clutter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week I had a day where I noticed I was on my phone way too much. I was scrolling the news and spending way more time watching all of the terrible things that are happening. I felt terrible after seeing all that. It didn\u2019t uplift me at all! Instead I felt stressed anxious and negative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I decided to say a little prayer and ask God to help me disconnect from the negative feelings and allow me instead to focus on the good, on all that is uplifting and on what allows me to be present and in this moment. I realized after that prayer that God always gives us hope and the opportunity to choose and change for ourselves. He wants us to recognize the deceptive ways in which the enemy traps us into feeling miserable like himself and He wants us to recognize the power that we have as children of God to reject the negative, push it out of the way and invite the good into our hearts and minds instead. \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are not powerless in this digital storm. In fact, we can choose to rise above it. We can train our minds, discipline our hearts, and become clean vessels for God\u2019s light and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Savior taught, \u201cLay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\u2026 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also\u201d (Matthew 6:20\u201321). In a world addicted to instant gratification, we\u2019re reminded to treasure up wisdom\u2014not fleeting entertainment. President Russell M. Nelson has invited us to \u201chear Him\u201d in the midst of the chaos. But to truly hear Him, our hearts must be quiet, our minds still, and our spirit open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have to remember that our mind is like a garden. What we plant is what will grow.\u201d If we constantly plant fear, gossip, comparison, or anger through what we watch and hear, our inner world mirrors that. But when we plant peace, gratitude, spiritual knowledge, and truth, we grow into strong, beautiful souls\u2014anchored in the divine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also love the analogy of a clear cup. In mindfulness we practice that every morning we get to fill our empty vessel with what we choose. Do we want to fill it with murky water or trash? Or do we want to fill it with light and clean water? Meaning that we watch, listen to, read etc. Are all ways in which we fill our cup either with good or bad. The choice is always ours. We are the vessel and we fill ourselves with what we choose and its consequences. So, in a world that\u2019s becoming darker \ud83d\ude41 we can choose to be like the sun! \u2600\ufe0f and to light up ourselves daily with our choices, the way we spend our time and what we choose to watch, listen to and do. \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2728 So how do we become clean vessels in a world full of clutter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few simple practices: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Choose what you consume.
Instead of waking up to your phone, wake up to a scripture, a devotional, or a silent prayer. Start the day feeding your spirit, not your scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Protect your mind like a sacred space.
Turn off toxic content. Listen to uplifting music. Read something that teaches truth. Fill your ears and eyes with words that build, not break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Treasure wisdom in your heart.
Like Mary, who \u201ckept all these things and pondered them in her heart\u201d (Luke 2:19), we can reflect deeply on truth. Pondering creates roots; roots keep us grounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Make your body and soul a temple.
The Spirit dwells in clean vessels. Not perfect ones, but willing ones. As we let go of distractions, we invite clarity, purity, and power from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Practice soul-consciousness.
Remind yourself that we are not just our bodies\u2014we are eternal souls, children of God. Remembering this truth helps us rise above worldly traps and return to our divine nature. Thinking higher and Celestial can help us get through anything that we may be experiencing. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc9b Remind yourself that you were created for light. When the enemy wants to keep us distracted, fearful, depressed and trapped. We can remind ourselves that God speaks differently. In His words we read that His eyes are upon us. That He is with us in our midst even when we can\u2019t see Him. That He will lift us, send angels to help us and strengthen us. Most importantly, we learn and know that HE LOVES US & truly wants to help us no matter what! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were never meant to be enslaved by our screens, or buried under the weight of constant comparison. Remind yourself today by saying \u201cI am a divine child of God, and He is calling me to rise.\u201d When I choose to let go of the world\u2019s noise and fill my heart with light, I make space for the Spirit to guide, comfort, and teach me. I become a vessel of love. Of peace and of power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s be intentional with what we allow into our minds and hearts. Let\u2019s be still long enough to hear Him whisper truth. Let\u2019s treasure up wisdom, walk in love, and shine in this darkened world. That\u2019s our goal for the week. So, turn off your distractions and fill yourself whether that is your inner vessel or the garden of your mind with love, light, truth, peace and strength. Because when we are full of light, the darkness cannot remain.\ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope that you can make it tonight at 7 for an amazing class that will not only help you get rid of stress but also allow you get stronger physically, mentally and spiritually. \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffc\ud83e\udd70 Invite whoever you think would benefit from this class. Love you all and have an amazing rest of your day filling your mind and heart with wisdom and goodness. \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lili \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We live in a world overflowing with noise. Notifications buzz, screens glow late into the night, terrible news and opinions\u2014mostly negative\u2014shout from every direction. It\u2019s easy to feel like we\u2019re drowning in distraction, addiction, and emotional clutter. This week I had a day where I noticed I was on my phone way too much. I … <\/p>\n

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