DavyCrocket2003
Well-Known Member
So I was having a rough day. I was mired in a mess of my own making. I had knowingly gone against God's will and my life was a mess. Not that I had done anything terrible, just my heart wasn't in the right place and so I was feeling crumby. I kept fighting with myself internally. You know, the struggle that occurs when what you know you should do isn't what you want to do. I was really frustrated and discouraged. I didn't think there was anyway I was going to find the courage to do what was right. I felt really miserable and didn't think I could ever live up to the ideal that is set for us in the scriptures. As I was silently struggling and lecturing myself without making any progress, a thought suddenly occurred to me. I kept trying to figure this thing out as if I was supposed to have the answer(s). All this time I had never stopped to inquire "What does God think about this?" "What does he have to say?" So right there, I humbled myself and asked, "God, what do you have to say?" Silent, powerful, and unmistakable was the reply: "I love you." What a good Dad! He didn't lecture me, he didn't scold me, he didn't reaffirm the fact that I was a miserable failure. He simply reminded me of how much he loved me. It was very sweet. And then he followed up with "Trust me."
You know, there are times in our lives, like now, when we don't know how things will work out. There are days when it seems like everything is going wrong. There times when it seems like no one can ever understand and help us. In those times, when we feel like giving up and that we'll never be the kind of person God wants us to, it helps to remember: He doesn't just love us some of the time, he loves us without end. He doesn't get mad when we make mistakes, he get's mad when we don't repent. He didn't expect us to come here and live perfect lives all at once, he knew it would be a process. That's the whole reason we need the atonement. Anyway, I just wanted to share that experience and to testify to you all that I know that God lives. And I know that he knows and loves each of us individually. We are his precious children and he wants so much for us to be happy and successful. Just try and remember him and that he is always there to help us. I love you all and pray we can all come to better know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
You know, there are times in our lives, like now, when we don't know how things will work out. There are days when it seems like everything is going wrong. There times when it seems like no one can ever understand and help us. In those times, when we feel like giving up and that we'll never be the kind of person God wants us to, it helps to remember: He doesn't just love us some of the time, he loves us without end. He doesn't get mad when we make mistakes, he get's mad when we don't repent. He didn't expect us to come here and live perfect lives all at once, he knew it would be a process. That's the whole reason we need the atonement. Anyway, I just wanted to share that experience and to testify to you all that I know that God lives. And I know that he knows and loves each of us individually. We are his precious children and he wants so much for us to be happy and successful. Just try and remember him and that he is always there to help us. I love you all and pray we can all come to better know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.