
I am always amazed when I decide make efforts to reach out to God. I know that he has commanded me to pray without ceasing and to study His word daily. I am always surprised to see how he immediately blesses my life as I commit myself to try. I feel more calm and in control of my behavior. I feel a stronger desire to help my fellow-men. I have an increased sense of my purpose. I have more love in my heart.
What is it about speaking to God and reading the scriptures that does this? I wonder if it is not only that I am opening the communication with Him to speak to me, but also, when I read about how He has dealt with and blessed His children in the past, I invite His Spirit to remind me of all of His blessings in my life.
I believe that His Holy Spirit refines the soul. He turns my thoughts to things that I need to change along with an understanding of how to change and a desire to so I will be closer to Him. As I work on the things that I need to make those changes I feel my confidence increasing. I rely on the Power of the Atonement of His Son Jesus Christ to fix what is beyond my puny human capacity to achieve. I in turn feel the love and concern They feel for me personally which truly humbles me. Then I am teachable.
I love this gospel and this process. I feel fortunate that I have this understanding. I have a responsibility to share what I know.
What is it about speaking to God and reading the scriptures that does this? I wonder if it is not only that I am opening the communication with Him to speak to me, but also, when I read about how He has dealt with and blessed His children in the past, I invite His Spirit to remind me of all of His blessings in my life.
I believe that His Holy Spirit refines the soul. He turns my thoughts to things that I need to change along with an understanding of how to change and a desire to so I will be closer to Him. As I work on the things that I need to make those changes I feel my confidence increasing. I rely on the Power of the Atonement of His Son Jesus Christ to fix what is beyond my puny human capacity to achieve. I in turn feel the love and concern They feel for me personally which truly humbles me. Then I am teachable.
I love this gospel and this process. I feel fortunate that I have this understanding. I have a responsibility to share what I know.

