The Widow's Mite

In Mark 12:28-30 declares that the first and greatest commandment is to “...love the Lord they God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.” The Widow’s Mite is such an amazing example of someone who perfectly followed this commandment. The woman gave “...all that she had, even all her living.” She loved the Lord more than her money, any of her wants, and more than anything she possesed. Although what she gave wasn’t very much by the standards of the world it was more than anyone else in the eyes of the Lord because of the greatestness of her sacrifice. She gave all that she had. It’s never about how much money you give to the Lord. He isn’t in need of anything we posses, it is the principle of sacrifice put into action that He asks for. 2 Nephi 25:23 says, “...that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.” We will never be able to repay the Savior for his sacrifice on our behalf no matter what we do. We owe everything we have and more. The widow was someone who understood that and was then willing to give everything she had. So what are some ways that we can apply this example of sacrifice and obedience into our own lives? For some reason the thing that came to my mind it time and how we exercise our callings. Are we giving time to do our callings when we’re free and have nothing to do or are we giving as much time and attention as we can? I know I can definitely put my calling on the back burner sometimes when I could be making it an opportunity to practice the principle of sacrifice. Each of us is so blessed and I encourage everyone reading this that they will find aspects of their life in which they can try to sacrifice. From previous experience I know that even when you feel like you are giving up something great the Lord will bless us with something even better!