Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Josiah took away all the houses of the high places and slew all the priests that had provoked the Lord to anger there. 2 Kings 23:19-20 "And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. And he slew all the priests of the ahigh places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem."

A verse in the D&C tells us to be patient in afflictions and not to revile against those who revile against us. D&C 31: 9 "Be apatient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile. Govern your house in meekness, and be steadfast."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that is is the will of God that we give thanks in all things. Sometimes we forget to give thanks to the Lord for all the wonderful things in our lives that we're greateful for. But this verse even goes a step farther than that--we not only need to give thanks for the good things in our lives, but we need to give thanks for ALL things in our lives. Even our trials and problems can help us grow and develop in ways we couldn't have done otherwise and we need to give thanks for them also. Now that's not easy to do! But we've been told that we need to give thanks for all things in our lives, which must include the difficult things as well as the obvious blessings. 1 Thes. 5: 18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

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