I only have a little time before I have a call, but I want to study Mosiah 4:9-12. It was a scripture passage we read the other night together and it came up again yesterday in the LDS ARP group when studying Humility and Step 7.
9 Believe in aGod; believe that he is, and that he bcreated all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all cwisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not dcomprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.
10 And again, believe that ye must arepent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in bsincerity of heart that he would cforgive you; and now, if you dbelieve all these things see that ye edo them.
11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have atasted of his love, and have received a bremission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own cnothingness, and his dgoodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of ehumility, fcalling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing gsteadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the alove of God, and always bretain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the cknowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
Believe in God. As a recovering addict, has this been hard for me? I’d say yes, it has. Belief, or at least trust. I’m not sure I’ve been able to put my trust in Him before, of if I believed that He was there to help me.
Today I feel like I trust him more and I believe that He’s there. I feel like, sometimes, I think I can do things on my own or that blessings come because I’m willing to put in the effort.
I feel like, as I work more on doing my daily morning and evening accountability, recognizing His hand in the things in my life, the humility will remain there more and I will be able to feel more trust.
I do believe that he is and that he created all things, both in the heaven and in the earth.
I do believe that He has all wisdom. But what does this mean?
I cross-referenced wisdom in that scripture and found Jacob 4:8-13:
8 Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.
9 For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.
11 Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.
12 And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things; for why not speak of the atonement of Christ, and attain to a perfect knowledge of him, as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the world to come?
13 Behold, my brethren, he that prophesieth, let him prophesy to the understanding of men; for theSpirit speaketh the truth and lieth not. Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are, and of things as they really will be; wherefore, these things are manifested unto us plainly, for the salvation of our souls. But behold, we are not witnesses alone in these things; for God also spake them unto prophets of old.
What stands out to me in this section of scripture is “seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand.“
To me, this is all about doing His will as opposed to thinking my way is going to bring the most joy, happiness, and pleasure. On the contrary. The way I’ve been doing things since I was a kid have been miserable at best.
More study to come.
Hasta luego!
Nate
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