Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how Manasseh died and his son Amon reigned in his stead. He was just as wicked as his father was, forsook the Lord, and worshipped idols. The servants of Amon conspired against him and slew him. 2 Kgs. 21: 18-23 "And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did. And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord. And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house."

In the D&C I read that we need to be patient in our afflictions and endure them, for the Lord will be with us even to the end of our days. This is a comfort to know that no matter what we go through in life, the Lord will be with us to help us through it. D&C 24: 8 "Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that God is love, and if we don't love other people, we don't know God. Love describes who God is at the very core of His being. Everything He does is done out of love. He created the world for us and sent His Beloved Son to die for us. And we're commanded to love others as He loves us. It's easy to be kind and loving toward others who are kind and loving toward us. But how to we feel about people who are rude to us or get in our way? How do we deal with people who hurt us? If we truly know and love God, we'll have nothing in our hearts but love toward even the most difficult people who cross our paths. Do we allow God to express His love through us to all the people we meet? 1 Jn. 4: 7-8 "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."