Post #1
As I was reading in Alma 37. One verse really stood out to me, was verse 6. It says,
"Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instance doth confound the wise."
This made me think that as I have been doing this scripture challenge and reading and praying everyday that we have seen blessings in our lives. We are told over and over again to attend our meetings, read our scriptures, to pray, attend the temple and more. These are simple things. If we do these simple things great things will come.
Post # 2
Alma 41: 10
"Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness."
Alma 41: 12-13 (definition of restoration)
In 13 especially it says, "the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again evil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish -- good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful."
Alma 41:14-15 (answer on what we can do)
14: "Therefore, my son, see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually; and if you do all these things then shall ye receive your reward; yea, ye shall have mercy restored unto you again; ye shall have justice restore unto you again; ye shall have a righteous judgement restored unto you again; and ye shall have good rewarded unto you again."
It's neat the the definition of restoration is right here in the scriptures. That if we do the good things in life we will have the good things restored unto us again. Seems so easy saying it like that right? Why is it then that we struggle? Satan and the people that chose Satan's way are here everyday trying to ruin the family, to ruin marriages and more. He has been succeding in the world. How do we make it so he doesn't succeed with us? This takes me back to the post above. We do the simple and small things. We read our scriptures, say our prayers, attend our church meeting, attend the temple and much more. I hope that we can work on the small and simple things so that we can have the spirit with us at all times and will not allow Satan into our homes.
3 comments:
Thanks! Sometimes I worry that I am not doing what I need to do. When I read your post and the scriptures included, it reminded me that if I just stick to the simple plan that is laid out for us and do those small things, I can return to live with Heavenly Father again.
That makes so much sense. It's neat how you used the scripture iin Alma 37 to gain insight into the scripture in Alma 41.
By the way, I've noticed too that many blessings have come into my life since I've been more diligent this year studying the scriptures and doing the other simple things you mentioned.
I really believe that we will almost assign ourselves to a kingdom because we will only feel comfortable around others who have lived similar lives and had similar values. I saw a license plate today that said Dvlwomn ( Devil Woman) and I thought it was sad because she identifies herself as evil and that is probably how she sees herself and where she is most comfortable.
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