Daily Thoughts

A verse from the Old Testament tells us that even a fool can e deemed wise if he'll just keep his mouth shut! Prov. 17: 28 "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."

In the Book of Mormon I read that even though the Lord didn't deliver the people from bondage immediately, He strenghtened them and made their burdens light so they could bear them with ease. Then when they cheerfully and willingly submitted to the Lord's will with much patience, He told them he would deliver them from bondage. This is the way the Lord oftens answers prayers. We pray for deliverance from some trial or tribulation, but instead the Lord simply strenghtens us so that we can bear our burdens. Then, if we're patient in our afflictions and submit cheerfully to His will, He eventually lifts our burdens from us. Sometimes the removal of the trials doesn't even happen in this life, but it will come. We just need to trust in the Lord and allow Him to help us through our troubles, no matter how long they last. Mosiah 24: 14-16 "And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions. And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that there is not one person who does good--all have turned aside and have done abominable works. It's a fool who says in his heart that there is no God. Since we're all sinners, maybe it could make us feel better about our sins to think there is no God, so what would it matter if we do wrong? But the fact is there is a God and we need to seek Him and repent of our sins. Obviously, we're all in need of repentance. Every one of us! Ps. 14: 1-3 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one."