I was asked to present a very short talk on faith to the youth during our youth conference in June. I have also begun to work on my personal progress goals. As a result I have been thinking about faith quite a lot.
I found a section in the Bible dictionary that really struck a chord with me. It says, "Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel and is more than belief, since true faith always moves it's possessor to some kind of physical and mental action; it carries an assurance of the fulfillment of the things hope for."
I love Alma 32! Faith is like a seed. We have to wait to see the tomatoes or corn just as we sometimes have to wait to see the results of the times when we exercise faith. Alma also states that faith is not to have a perfect knowledge. I think of our lives like a jigsaw puzzle. Each person we meet, experience we have, or trial to overcome, is like a piece of our life puzzle. We may not see how they all fit together at the time. Fortunately, our loving Heavenly Father has the box. He can see the beautiful picture our lives can become. We must have faith to follow Him.
When I was 22 years old, I had just graduated from college, I had a boyfriend (Paul), and I was ready to move forward to the next stage of my life. Then things began to point toward a mission. Friends were returning from their missions, I couldn't find a job, my dad even mentioned that the mission field was where he thought I should be. When I talked to Paul about it, he asked "Have you prayed about it?" I answered that no, I hadn't. When he asked me why, I responded that I didn't want the answer, I didn't want to go. I prayed and received the strongest answer of my life. So many questions remained, "What about my career?" "What about Paul, will he be here when I return?". But, those questions didn't matter. I had received an answer and so I trusted that Heavenly Father had a plan for my life. He sees My "big picture". Although it was a step into the dark for me, in hindsight I can see how those pieces fit in my puzzle.
I found a section in the Bible dictionary that really struck a chord with me. It says, "Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel and is more than belief, since true faith always moves it's possessor to some kind of physical and mental action; it carries an assurance of the fulfillment of the things hope for."
I love Alma 32! Faith is like a seed. We have to wait to see the tomatoes or corn just as we sometimes have to wait to see the results of the times when we exercise faith. Alma also states that faith is not to have a perfect knowledge. I think of our lives like a jigsaw puzzle. Each person we meet, experience we have, or trial to overcome, is like a piece of our life puzzle. We may not see how they all fit together at the time. Fortunately, our loving Heavenly Father has the box. He can see the beautiful picture our lives can become. We must have faith to follow Him.
When I was 22 years old, I had just graduated from college, I had a boyfriend (Paul), and I was ready to move forward to the next stage of my life. Then things began to point toward a mission. Friends were returning from their missions, I couldn't find a job, my dad even mentioned that the mission field was where he thought I should be. When I talked to Paul about it, he asked "Have you prayed about it?" I answered that no, I hadn't. When he asked me why, I responded that I didn't want the answer, I didn't want to go. I prayed and received the strongest answer of my life. So many questions remained, "What about my career?" "What about Paul, will he be here when I return?". But, those questions didn't matter. I had received an answer and so I trusted that Heavenly Father had a plan for my life. He sees My "big picture". Although it was a step into the dark for me, in hindsight I can see how those pieces fit in my puzzle.
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