Sunday, October 11, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
I Will Stay the Course
After listening to and loving General Conference this week-end I came to realize that I have unknowingly been "ponderizing" a particular scripture for four months now. At the end of May, at the time of my last chemo, my four children sent me a special note. At the top of the card was written this beautiful Book of Mormon scripture :
"For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children save it be according to their faith."
This notecard has sat on the kitchen table in front of my placemat for four months. I have read it, pondered it, and cried over it many times. On the other hand I have never thought too deeply about the scripture regarding faith, hope, and charity. I attended a CES class once on that topic and found myself to be a little bored. Times have changed. I get it now. I am beginning to see more clearly how faith leads to hope, and how vital hope is. I am seeing more clearly how hope sees us through these difficult times! I have come to appreciate "hope"! Yes, we have hoped and prayed that our God, your God, the God of Heaven and Earth will grant us a miracle! However, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego facing the fiery furnace, I will say, "but if not.......", I will continue to have faith in that God of miracles, "but if not"......I will continue to stay true, "but if not"........I will accept His will whatever it may be. I will continue to have hope and I will stay the course.
"For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children save it be according to their faith."
This notecard has sat on the kitchen table in front of my placemat for four months. I have read it, pondered it, and cried over it many times. On the other hand I have never thought too deeply about the scripture regarding faith, hope, and charity. I attended a CES class once on that topic and found myself to be a little bored. Times have changed. I get it now. I am beginning to see more clearly how faith leads to hope, and how vital hope is. I am seeing more clearly how hope sees us through these difficult times! I have come to appreciate "hope"! Yes, we have hoped and prayed that our God, your God, the God of Heaven and Earth will grant us a miracle! However, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego facing the fiery furnace, I will say, "but if not.......", I will continue to have faith in that God of miracles, "but if not"......I will continue to stay true, "but if not"........I will accept His will whatever it may be. I will continue to have hope and I will stay the course.
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