Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that even though Jeremiah could freshly remember the misery and affliction that Jeruselem had gone through, he still trusted in the Lord and knew that His mercy would not fail. His soul still had hope in the Lord. What a wonderful example of how to keep focussed on the Lord, even when going through trials and tribulations in our lives! Lam. 3: 19-24 "Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him."

In the D&C I read that instead of seeking for riches, we should seek for wisdom. He who has eternal life is rich. D&C 11: 7 "Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich."

A verse from a thought booklet tells us to look, see, and consider in order to receive instruction. We need to be observant and try to see things from the other person's perspective. The story is told of a dog who was barking like crazy and the owner could not see what he was barking at and kept telling him to shut up. She went out into the yard and saw that he was barking at a tree but could not see anything unusual about the tree and thought her dog had gone nuts. Finally she got down on the ground level with the dog and looked up at the tree. It was only then that she saw the cat in the tree. She had to get down to get a dog's eye view before she could see it. Prov. 24: 32 "Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction."
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