Sometimes it's hard to be patient while waiting for our desires that we are praying for. Sometimes things don't always turn out like we had planned or hoped. Sometimes we say prayers like, "Come on Lord, don't you understand how important this is to me?"
Here is what God taught me one day when I was feeling impatient and in despair:
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I recently read a definition of Mercy in a book I was reading. According to a 1828 dictionary, Mercy is: that benevolence, mildness, or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries, or to treat an offender better than he deserves.
I was inspired to study TRUST this morning as I read my scriptures-something I am trying to have more of right now. I wonder at times why it is so hard for me to trust the Lord when I can look back in my life and see His hand so apparent? Even right at this moment, I see His hand.
Last year, I decided that I would build my faith so much, that I would be worthy of a miraculous healing of my leg. I figured that if I had enough faith, I could be made whole in this life instead of having to wait until the next life. I started trying a variety of oils and remedies, but some resulting in severe irritation of my delicate, skin-grafted skin. In frustration one day, the spirit said, "You can be whole without your leg looking perfect." When we face mountains in our lives and tackle them, we are experiencing the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Isn't it comforting to know that we have an Older Brother on our side helping us make weak things become strong. Isn't it comforting to know that change is truly possible.
"And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them" (Ether 12:27). God gave us life and hopes that we will make good of it.
He wants us to be happy, and in order to do that, we must live our life in harmony with His laws. Among His greatest gift though, is the gift of eternal life, and in order to obtain that we need to live the kind of life that He intended...full of Love, Light, Family, Self Acceptance, and Service to others What are we doing to honor our lives-this great gift from God? I wonder how often my complexes, fears, judgements, and attitudes are based on the worry of other's opinions. When I saw this quote, it touched me greatly. As I overcome my weaknesses and become a better person, I hope that I can become more like a little child-loving, joyful, and free. I hope that I more fully see the good in my surroundings and the good in other people. I hope that I can worry less about what other people are thinking of me and worry more about what God is thinking of me.
I love the children’s book entitled That’s Good! That’s Bad! It is about a little boy who goes to the zoo with his parents, and after being given a balloon, is lifted up high into the sky away from his parents. The book is his adventure back to his parents. He goes through a series of experiences that appear to be bad but end up being crucial elements for him to make it back to his Mom and Dad. Many of his experiences along the way appear to be bad: “Oh, that’s bad,” but then the next phrase is, “No, that’s good.” The following page then shows what good came from the bad.
I have known for many years the importance of visualizing goals and desires--and not just seeing something in our minds, but feeling the emotions as well.
Visualizing=Emotions Emotions=Results I have seen this equation work in my life many times. We are truly the masters of our fates, the artists of our masterpieces. John 8: 2-11
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. |
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