His Work and His Glory.

Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 18

 19 And when they shall say unto you: Seek unto them that have ^afamiliar spirits, and unto ^bwizards that peep and mutter—^cshould not a people seek unto their God for the living to hear from the dead?

 20 To the ^alaw and to the testimony; and if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

 21 And they shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry; and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

 22 And they shall look unto the earth and behold trouble, and ^adarkness, dimness of anguish, and shall be driven to darkness.

     I used to think when I was going through a trial that God sent that trial to me because He could see I needed that experience so I could grow.  I still believe He knows what experiences I need to grow, but I don't think anymore that He sends trials to me.  Instead He allows trials to enter my life so I can grow, and instead of placing the trial on me, He is instead helping me to get through it as I turn to Him.

     There have also been times in my life when He has blocked trials from my life.  These experiences are too personal to share too many details, but I will share how the Lord helped me.  I remember receiving priesthood blessings on two different occasions that told me the Lord wouldn't allow me to be tempted at that time.  Then when the trial came I would start to feel down and have negative thoughts which immediately were swiped away and replaced with peace.

     One of the times Satan began trying to tempt me, it felt as though someones finger touched the stress I felt and dissolved it into a trail of peace running through me.  

      I have learned through these experiences and other experiences where He did allow the trial and temptation to hit that He is not the one that I should be mad at if things don't go my way.  Instead He loves me and He is there to help me and bring peace and joy in my life.  He is there to ease my burdens. He is there to be my armor against Satan. He is there to hold my hand as I go through hard times, and He is there to not allow more than I can handle.  As long as I look to Him instead of to the World for guidance.

Moses 1:39

 39 For behold, this is my ^awork and my ^bglory—to bring to pass the ^cimmortality and ^deternal ^elife of man.

My cute family after church.  My daughter wouldn't look at the camera, siily girl.  I love them so much!

Love,

    Becky joy