"Did go into the mount oft and I did pray oft into the Lord;" I need to go into the Lord for counsel more often. Asking what needs to be done instead of asking for help all the time and for things. Humility is the key to true success. (1 Nephi 18:4) I think praying for guidance and being humble in asking for help is very key to our learning in this life. We won't learn what we need to in this life if we aren't living our lives this way. Blessing: thanksgiving weekend was better then expected. I had tons of fun.
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The Lord will reveal things to us in His own time, we must be ready and still to hear the still small voice. (1 Nephi 17:50) "If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them." With God, all things are possible. I need to remember this every day. There is a plan for my life, I believe that everything I go through in this life is for my good and that I am supposed to learn from it. Life is hard and sometimes I want to give up but I can't I must keep the faith and press on. Blessing: That God is aware of me and has His own way of helping me get through the hard times.
1 Nephi 17:8 Instead of Nephi saying I can't build a ship, he asked where he needed to go to get the tools (knowledge). When asked to do something instead of complaining and thinking it's hard find a solution and ask for direction and guidance. I need to be faithful and diligent especially in the hard times. I will allow me to get through them and focus on other things instead of the trial. God performs miracles on our behalf every day we just have to be open and spiritually prepared to receive and recognize them. "He that is righteous is favored of God." (1 Nephi 17:35) Favored-
1 Corinthians 10:13. " There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Nephi 15:2 "the guilty take the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very center." This last conference after the policy change with the same-sex marriage role in the US is a good example of this. Alot of people fell away from the church there are like thousands of people. People don't want to hear what they don't want to hear. They want us or our church leaders to sugar coat everything. "STUNG BY EDICT ON GAY, MORMONS LEAVE CHURCH" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/opinion/stung-by-edict-on-gays-mormons-leave-church.html?_r=0 Faith, Diligence and Heed are important to get us to accomplish the things the Lord has in store for us. It's important to remember that "by sm...
(1 Nephi 15:3) "spake many great things...which were hard to be understood, save a man should inquire of the Lord;" Life is hard and decisions are harder if we don't include our Father in Heaven in our life and especially our decision making. It is important to repent and keep trying because no "unclean thing enter in the kingdom of God." We must be like the Savior and it takes a lot of work but with a strong relationship with Him it will be possible to someday be like Christ. Living in the presence of God and my Savior Jesus Christ would be the best gift I could be given. But it is important to be worthy of it. "the greatest of all the gifts of God" is the Word of God. Blessing: That my interview went very well yesterday with Journeys.
Today I am going to ponderize on 1 Nephi 14:1 "And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in work, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks." Harken- To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey. (I love this deffinition) Manifest - Plain, open, clearly visible to the eye or obvious to the understanding; apparent; not obscure or difficult to be seen or understood. Work - In a general sense, to move, or to move one way and the other; to perform; Power - the faculty of moving or of producing a change in something; ability or strength. Deed - That which is done, acted or effected; an act; a fact; a word of extensive application, including whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. Stumbling - STUMBLING-STONE, noun [stumble and block or stone.] Any...
The scriptures always say that if we "endure unto the end they shall be lifted up in the last day," (1 Nephi 13:37) What does that really mean to endure? When I think of it I think of trials and tribulations and that to endure them we just have to suffer through them until the time Christ comes. Google dictionary says just that; Endure - suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently. Believe, Obey, and Endure By President Monson He said to endure means: " to withstand with courage." He does on to say, " The Savior promised, “Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life.” Blessing: That I have been given the time, means and tools needed to study and learn. I'm able to do what is necissary to pass my classes.
D&C 122:7 " And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passeth upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, ( my daughter) that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." What does that mean? How can we make every experience we go through be for our good? How can we better make the best out of our situations? What do I need to change to make more of my experiences a positive one and find the joy and blessing in all things? Satan is my enemy and he works really hard to make me miserable. I can't give in! I can't allow the hardships I got through over power my happiness and love I have for others. Goal: I need to...
Jesus Christ came into the world under the most perfect circumstances. Born of a virgin that was so righteous, went about teaching God's children with his apostles, then he died " was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world. " (1 Nephi 11:33) My garments can be made white in the blood of the Lamb (Jesus Christ) if I have faith in Christ. (1 Nephi 12:11) Why not follow the perfect example set out for us to in order to return to live with our Father in Heaven? That's like being offered something free and not taking it. Blessing: That home is only an hour away and I can escape Rexburg and go home for a while.
1 Neph 10:6, If it weren't for the Savior we would all be lost, I need to follow the Saviors example more closely and live so that He can guide me throughout my life. Christ took away the sins of THE WORLD, I think of my sins and how often I make a mistake and sin towards God, I can't imagine how much suffering my Savior would have had to go through to suffer the sins of the world, each person, each sin.... We MUST repend of our sins and come unto Christ. Blessing: That I have a computer (laptop) that I can do geneology, homework, my scripture journal and so many things on.
In Lehi's dream of the tree of Life he talks about a strait and Narrow path. Like spoken of in 2 Nephi 31:18 " And then are ye in this straight and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye enter in by the way ye should receive." That is a very powerful scripture. I have been thinking about being faithful and obedient a lot the last couple day and trying to figure out what I need to do to be more like my Savior. I feel like I'm not on the path my Father in Heaven wants me to be on as far as my spiritual path goes. I think part of being faithful is continuously doing the things we know we should do and add upon that. We don't have to know everything at once but if we work on and improve every day the things that ar...
It's amazing the Lords knowledge and the plan He has layed out. Realizing our natural man and that the sons of Lehi would have complained even more had they gotten wives the first time and the plates the second time he had them get the plates first. It's so much easier to have a desire to go get wives then plates with the scriptures on them especially when the task isn't easy. I feel like God does that with us. He lures us in and has us do the easier task first to get us comfortable then He gives us the harder ones that make us grow as a person and closer to Him. Blessing: That I am able to work with Becca and find more job opportunities.
We must be righteous and firm and steadfast and immovable in keeping God's commandments. How can I better improve myself to be that way? I need to be better at leaving environments that do not allow the spirit to be present. Even if it is in my own apartment. Nephi had a "great desire to know the ministries of God." How can I have a greater desire and prove to God that I do? What needs to change in my life to be closer to God and better recognize revelation and spiritual manifestations? Do we still get mad and doubt even after a miracle? (1 Nephi 3:29) People often say if I could see something, have evidence I would believe. But would they really? Faith is hard, but it is so necessary. Labin and Lemuel saw an angel and still didn't believe or have a change of heart.
God "is mightier that all the earth." He can protect us and keep things from coming our way and make things come our way. So if we are "faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord" He will bless us and protect us. Trust in God. being "let by the spirit not knowing beforehand the things which I should do." Being a missionary is a lot like that, going out into the mission field and not knowing exactly what the Lord wanted you to do but being able to follow the Spirit. As we live worthy of it and of God's guidance and help it will make life easier. Nephi spoke to Laban's servant as if he was Laban, that is an amazing miracle. Just think about it, Laban is a ruler and so much older then Nephi so he probably had a much deeper voice and older sounding voice so if Nephi would have just went in with his own voice he wouldn't have been able to accomplish the things he did. Blessing: That I am able to date Aaron. He is such an amazing man.