Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that if the Gentiles will hearken to the word of God and not harden their hearts, they'll receive the same blessings that the House of Israel will receive and be numbered among them. 1 Ne. 14: 1-2 "And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks— And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded."

In the New Testament I read that instead of being overly concerned about what we have to eat or clothes we have to wear, we should seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto us. If God can feed the fowls and clothe the grass in the field, we need to realize that we're of much more value to Him than birds and grass and trust in Him to take care of us. Luke 12:22-31 "And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you."

A scripture with a thought booklet is an often quoted verse telling is that nothing is impossible with God. The thought that went with this, written by Kyle Waalen from Oak Forest, Illinois says: As humans we are ultimately limited, but with God we can accomplish great things. This does not mean we will be wildly successful by worldly standards, but by God's standards. Our desires are not always God's desires. No matter how hard we work, we won't achieve our God-given goals without God's involvement. God helped numerous people in the Bible to overcome obstacles in order to achieve great things for His kingdom. They were not millionaires or famous all0stars, but they were champions for the Lord. When we are faced with daunting tasks and overwhelming situations, it's important to remember that with God nothing is impossible. Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
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