Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that Nephi was lead by the Spirit, not knowing ahead of time what he should do. Are we willing to allow the Lord to lead us, even if we don't know ahead of time where that will lead? Do we have that must trust in the Lord? 1 Ne. 4: 6 "And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do."

In the New Testament I read the story of the feeding of the 5,000. When we have needs and can't see any way that those needs can be met, we need to trust in the Lord. He can perform miracles and the impossible can indeed happen. We just need to have faith. Limited resources can be stretched so that they are sufficient. Miracles happen even today, not just in Biblical times. Matthew 14:15-21 "And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that all things should be done with charity. Charity is the pure love of Christ. If we have charity as the driving force behind all our actions, our life will reflect the pure love of Christ in all we do. 1 Corinthians 16:14 "Let all your things be done with charity."

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