I have found it really interesting that we do a lot of things that prepare us for something else. I work for construction and I seem to do a lot of preping for all the projects we work on. eg; preping steel beams for paint, sweeping the floor for final inspection, or just getting ready for the days work.
But today, I would like to focus on the fact that everything we do and go through, each and every day is preparation for us to meet God. We make choices each day and we will be held accountable for our choices when we finally meet God at the judgement seat.
In a way, preparation is just getting us some place where we will do more preparation for something else. Our preparation builds upon itself until it is complete. Wherewith I will keep studying my scriptures and keep on preparing myself until that final day.
The trials we face are, in a sense, a preparation for some later trial that you wouldn't have been able to stand if you hadn't had the first one. So we need to look at our trials with gratitude. When we choose the right through our trials, the Lord will bless us because we are showing our love for him. He loves us and wants us to succeed.
Almost everything in life worth recieving is in need of preparation. I am still preparing for the blessing of going through the temple to recieve my endowment. I want to have the Lord in my life so I can be blessed, and share the blessings by sharing my testimony.
I know that the Lord, Jesus Christ lives. He has atoned for my sins. He loves me. I know that Joseph Smith restored the gospel in these the latter days. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, I have recieved personnal revelation to know these things.
May the Lord bless and keep you.
1 comment:
Very insightful post. I know this is a true principle. The trials I had before my mission were pretty tough, but they helped me prepare for even tougher things as a missionary. And if I thought THAT was hard, the time since I've been back has been brutal! I've enjoyed learning how to be happy and productive in the face of trials, and it seems like you are well on your way.
You seem like an awesome person. I'd be interested to chat or something to hear more about your views. You can email or chat me from my blog if you would like.
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