Love the Lord. Trust in His love. Never despair:
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (2 Cor 4:8,9)”
Have faith that you can accomplish the goals of your heart.
Care more about love and happiness, about pursuing your dreams than wealth or acceptance. The Lord will provide. You will be rich in soul and the rest shall be added unto you, and will then actually mean more to you.
See the beauty in others, and in all. Take the time to pay attention to the little things, and share them with others. Share in the little things that are important to others. The little things, the simple things, are the secrets to understanding the heart.
“. . . and thus be lead by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering; having faith on the Lord; having a hope that ye shall receive eternal life; having the love of God always in your hearts, that ye may be lifted up at the last day and enter his rest (Alma 13:28-29).”
Lately I was thinking about the story of the prodigal son. How patient and hopeful the Lord is, and, when we finally come around, how merciful and forgiving. I can still see the face of the girl who was baptized yesterday in Antigua: so bright, so happy. “Come, let us reason together. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow,” as it says, more or less, in the first chapter of Isaiah. I know that He lives and loves us. I have felt His love and mercy in my life. When we come to him in faith, He will never forsake us. He answers us when we plead in faith for healing, for renewal, for forgiveness or direction. It seems one could almost spend an entire lifetime giving thanks.
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