Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that when the voice of the people chose evil over good, their laws become corrupted and they are ripening for destruction. Helaman 5:2-3 "For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted. Yea, and this was not all; they were a stiffnecked people, insomuch that they could not be governed by the law nor justice, save it were to their destruction."

In the Old Testament we read that Saul ruled over Israel and fought against enemies on every side.  1 Samuel 14:47-48 "So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us to stop being selfish and to think about what we can do to help other people, rather than think what they can do for us.  We need to be humble and care as much for other people as we do for ourselves. If we're upset with a friend because they haven't been there for us as much as we think they should be, perhaps we need to look inwardly and think what more we could be doing for them.  Perhaps they're going through a rough time of their own and need our help. If we can stop thinking of ourselves long enough to try to see things from the other person's perspective, we may see ways we can serve them and show them love. And by so doing, we'll be happier ourselves.  Philippians 2:3-4 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
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