It's very difficult to stay positive, STRONG, and hopeful through the STORMS in life. Well... at least for me it's hard. I tend to worry a lot about EVERYTHING, sometimes a little too much. This month, (October), especially, has made me worried -- every single day, all day long. If you don't know me, its important to keep in mind, my all time concern and worry is money. Do we have enough for our family? Do we have enough to make payments on time. Do we have enough for the necessities of life? In the end, we ALWAYS have sufficient for our needs. This month we had more than our normal amount of bills to pay. I was extremely worried. This is one of our big STORMS in our life as a young married couple with a 13 month old daughter. However, I really have no need to worry, because the Lord has promised to take care of me and my family. Only if we are faithful and do what is right, then we will be blessed by the hands of the Lord, or the instruments in the Lord's hands. This is a great blessing to know that we will have what we need to provide for our family and build up the Lord's Kingdom.
3 Nephi:30-34, is one of the many scripture references to the Lord taking care of His faithful and diligent servants.
"Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, even so will he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? of, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof."
When we learn to put Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ first in life, especailly through our STORMY situations, all things in our life will eventually fall into it's place. Learn to TRUST and ACT in faith. Then we will have sufficient for our needs-- all the necessities of life.
I am gratefull for the knowledge I have that my family will never have to go without. That's a great comfort and blessing, especially to a mother and father. It's a great blessing the church , Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ offer to those faithful followers. I know this to be true and testify of the miraculous power Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have in blessing our families. My hope and prayer is that you will stay positive, STRONG, and hopeful in your STORMS of life. May you learn and feel of this wondeful blessing. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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