The first step is to recognize who has the BEAM IN HIS/HER EYE.
"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."
(Matthew 7:3-5)
Before I choose to work on helping someone else change their behavior, I must first become spiritually centered. That is, I will work on getting the beam out of my own eye, and focus my eye of faith from the disturbing behavior of others to the spiritual world. This beam (Stupid drivers, child getting kicked out of school, or what my parents did) keeps me from walking in truth & light. It keeps me temporally focused, and closes off the powers of heaven from helping me use the problems of the day for spiritual growth & development.
The first major step to take the power of agency back has begun, once I recognize that I have a problem, whenever someone does a dumb behavior (i.e., drivers who do not signal, son who cheats in school, parents who didn't express feelings of love, etc.). Because of this recognition, I am now free to turn unto Heavenly Father for help. And since all solutions to all problems come through Him, I am now on the road to overcoming.
The second major step is to stay spiritually focused, until I have the spirit, peace, the hope, and the feelings of God's love filling my temple. Now the beam has been removed, the powers of heaven are available, and everything I do to help another with his or her 'mote' will be done while walking in light & truth. If the other person never changes, it is ok, I have been well paid for the time and effort that was required for me to take control of my temple and remove the 'beam' from my inner world. All of which qualifies me for the riches of eternity, i.e., to be lifted up when the Savior comes, or to be invited into paradise, and to receive a celestial body, and gain the gift of Eternal life. Now I am using the events and problems of life for expanding my power of agency.
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