Hello Everyone, surprisingly it hasn't really snowed yet, or at least snowed and stuck. But the temperature is dropping, and Winter is just about on us. The good thing is as soon as it starts snowing we can start hoping for Spring to come back!
31. Who am I, saith the Lord, that have promised and have not fulfilled?
Today it'd just like to share a short scripture, but one that has stood out to me recently. It comes out of the 58th Section of the Doctrine and Covenants in which guidance from the Lord is given and many great pearls of wisdom are given, such as the one I wish to focus on today:
By far one of my favorite styles of writing is the use of questions, either rhetorical or literal. In this case the question is more rhetoric. The Lord points out to us that he has fulfilled all his promises. If we keep his commandments he has promised blessings, and God is ever-faithful. From Preach My Gospel in Chapter 6 under the Christlike attribute of Hope it says that hope is an abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill his promises.
That is something that this message brings: hope. We hope for a brighter future, and eventually a perfect brightness as we press forward through the mists of mortality. It is through this trust in God that our relationship is built. For without trust, would our actions fall in line with what he has asked? Likely not. From this verse I ask myself the question: Do I trust God? And more often than not I gauge my trust by a review of my actions. If I trust that God will bless me as I attend church, am I attending church? Or if I trust god that he will bless me as I pray daily, am I honestly saying earnest prayers daily? Questions are the basis for growth in knowledge, I feel that some of my earlier posts have highlighted this fact well enough. But it's these simple questions, and oft-times simple answers that are able to create the necessary course-corrections needed to stay on the straight and narrow, and not wander into broad roads and be lost.
Take hope that God is capable and remembers the promises he has made. Surely God commands, but just as surely does God bless those that obey. This simple fact I know, for it has been the sustaining influences of his blessings that have kept me afloat over the past year, and it is those sustaining blessings that keep us afloat during all of life's tempests. I hope and pray that you all have a great week, and truly "with joy...draw water out of the wells of salvation." (2 Nephi 22:3)
Love, Elder Gailey
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