16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.
17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.
18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.
19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.
If I wish to gain true strength in God I have to become humble, rely on him, and have faith. All this is pretty straightforward but we need to pin faith down in this context. By having faith I mean that you must act, move forward, and live life fully trusting God even when you don't comprehend all things; its not just faith in every footstep but also faith in every goal we make, faith by the work we do, its faith for the dreams we strive to achieve, and the chances we take (live with faith, work with faith, love with faith). If we do all this, we are blessed immediately and we set ourselves on a path that leads to true greatness. It is this concept that helps me understand Spencer W. Kimball's statement, "man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny."
There have been times in my life when I've really been able to apply these principles and here's a few extra insights I have from my experience. First, you have to "patiently wait on the Lord." He'll fix everything but he's going to do it in his time frame, and he's going to work from his blueprint. You can't worry when you start these positive habits if things don't proceed as we think they should, sometimes we have in mind only slight touch up to our spiritual house while Lord intends to completely remodel (C.S. Lewis), you just gotta know its going to be good even if at times it's a little uncomfortable. Second as we are humble, rely on the Lord, and have faith, we will soon notice that things begin to change for us for the better, and when they do you have to rejoice in the Lord, because he is the true author of our success not us. "for my strength is made perfect in weakness... for when I am weak, then am I strong!" (2 Cor 12: 10,12)
If I wish to gain true strength in God I have to become humble, rely on him, and have faith. All this is pretty straightforward but we need to pin faith down in this context. By having faith I mean that you must act, move forward, and live life fully trusting God even when you don't comprehend all things; its not just faith in every footstep but also faith in every goal we make, faith by the work we do, its faith for the dreams we strive to achieve, and the chances we take (live with faith, work with faith, love with faith). If we do all this, we are blessed immediately and we set ourselves on a path that leads to true greatness. It is this concept that helps me understand Spencer W. Kimball's statement, "man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny."
There have been times in my life when I've really been able to apply these principles and here's a few extra insights I have from my experience. First, you have to "patiently wait on the Lord." He'll fix everything but he's going to do it in his time frame, and he's going to work from his blueprint. You can't worry when you start these positive habits if things don't proceed as we think they should, sometimes we have in mind only slight touch up to our spiritual house while Lord intends to completely remodel (C.S. Lewis), you just gotta know its going to be good even if at times it's a little uncomfortable. Second as we are humble, rely on the Lord, and have faith, we will soon notice that things begin to change for us for the better, and when they do you have to rejoice in the Lord, because he is the true author of our success not us. "for my strength is made perfect in weakness... for when I am weak, then am I strong!" (2 Cor 12: 10,12)
5 comentarios:
Dustin that is a a great blog. I totally believe that. It took a lot of faith to get married but I am sure glad I did.
Humility is a funny thing. Is it possible to posses and recognize in yourself at the same time? I like your blogging although they are WAY more probing then my dribbling blog and you are making me look bad :)
I guess when you write such in depth things in your blog I can forgive you for not writing as much ;). I agree I just read that part of 1st Nephi last week. I am trying to change my thought process and become more positive. I am trying to go 21 days without complaining, gossiping, or critisizing it should be interesting they say it usually takes 3-6months. I never realized I complained as much as I do.
I agree with Lindsey, at the admission of humility the possessor loses it. Trust me, I'm the humblest guy I know.
Seriously though, it sounds like you have some great insights to share and you are disappointed that the rest of us aren't as insightful, hence the new blog. I'm still interested in what is going on with you as well as your deep insights.
I think we should have a message group rather than a blog set up. I'm less inclined to post my family happenings that are of value in the open www, but will do it on a private forum. I think these inspired messages are great for the masses, but my interest in a family blog has more to do with what the family is doing... If the "preachy" way is the consensus, then I'll contribute, but other than intellectual stimulation, we aren't really sharing our lives with each other, just our sometimes biased perspectives.
As a tone descriptor, I'm not meaning any of this to be sarcastic or disrespectful. I hope you'll choose not to be offended by my comments. Call me if you like.
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