Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that promise that if when we receive these things, if we will ask God with a sincere heart and real intent, having faith in Jesus Christ, He will manifest the truth unto us by the power of the Holy Ghost.  It is by the power of the Holy Ghost that we may know the truth of all things.   Moroni 10:4-5 "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

In the Old Testament we read about how Job is weary of life and speaks from the bitterness of our soul.  Imagine the suffering that must have brought him to this point.  Have you ever felt this way?  Job 10:1 "My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul."

Some verses with a thought booklet are taken from the story of David and Goliath, which I'm sure we're all familiar with.  But what these verses point out is the faith and trust that David had in the Lord.  He recounts how the Lord in times past delivered him from a lion and a bear.  How could he then doubt that the Lord would likewise deliver him from the hands of this Philistine who had defied the armies of the Living God?  When we are faced with difficult circumstances and start doubting that the Lord will answer our prayers, can't we likewise look back on our lives and see the Lord's hand?  Can't we recall many instances when the Lord has been with us, guided us, and helped us bear our burdens?  Things may not have always gone as we'd planned or hoped, but as we look back we can usually see how things turned out for the best in the long run, or how the Lord helped us get through things that otherwise would have been impossible to bear and how we grew from those experiences. Take time to remember all the lions and bears in your life that the Lord has helped you face.  God was with you then and He will be with you now as you face your giants, knowing that He will give you the strength you need.  Sometimes looking at the past can help us face the future with faith and hope.  1 Samuel 17:32-37 "And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.  David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee."