Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read about how the Lord blessed and prospered the people, but they did not allow themselves to be lifted up in the pride of their hearts.  Instead, they humbled themselves before God and were grateful to Him for all He'd done for them and in delivering them from their enemies.  They prayed unto God continually. Because of this, the Lord continued to bless and prosper them.  When things are going well for us, do we become complacent and start taking things for granted?  Do we stop praying because we don't feel the constant need for the Lord's help?  If so, we need to repent.  It's just as important to stay close to the Lord during good times as during bad.  We have all the more to thank Him for then.  Alma 62: 48-51 "And the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land, and began to multiply and to wax exceedingly strong again in the land. And they began to grow exceedingly rich. But notwithstanding their riches, or their strength, or their prosperity, they were not lifted up in the pride of their eyes; neither were they slow to remember the Lord their God; but they did humble themselves exceedingly before him. Yea, they did remember how great things the Lord had done for them, that he had delivered them from death, and from bonds, and from prisons, and from all manner of afflictions, and he had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies. And they did pray unto the Lord their God continually, insomuch that the Lord did bless them, according to his word, so that they did wax strong and prosper in the land."

In the Old Testament we read about how the Lord called to the boy Samuel, but he thought it was Eli who was calling him so he kept waking up Eli and asking him what he wanted.  Finally Eli figured out that it was the Lord who was talking to him and instructed the boy to go back and say, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth."  Sometimes the Lord tries to talk to us but we're not familiar enough with His voice to recognize it or we're too distracted to hear and understand what He's trying to say to us.  1 Samuel 3:4-10 "That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.  And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.  Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.  And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that when we wait patiently for the Lord, He will hear our cry.  He will lift us out of the pit of despair and out of the mud and the mire, to set our feet upon solid rock.  He can lead is where to go. Psalms 40:1-2 "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.  He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."