Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read about how David Whitmer is chastened for failure to serve diligently and for fearing man instead of relying on the Lord for strength and giving heed to His Spirit.  He had been keeping his mind more on things of the world than on things of God.  Are we guilty of some of these things ourselves?  D&C 30:1-2 " Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have feared man and have not relied on me for strength as you ought. But your mind has been on the things of the earth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my Spirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded."

In the Old Testament we read a list of things the Lord hates--pride, dishonesty, murder, wicked thoughts, doing mischief, and sowing discord. That's a great list of things to avoid in our lives. Proverbs 6:16-19 "These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."

A verse with a thought booklet says that Enoch walked with God, and then God took him away. He was so faithful in his walk with God, that God took him unto Himself.  What does it mean to walk with someone?  Sometimes I go walking on the Jordan River Parkway, which is a paved walking trail along the river.  I often pass people going the other direction and will say hello to them.  It's possible to walk the trail and have a lot of human interaction without actually getting to know anybody.  I'm seeing people and saying hello, but I'm not actually walking with anyone.  But if you see two people walking the trail together, that's a different thing.  They are matching each other's pace and conversing as they go.  They are enjoying each other's company.  Walking with someone is different from merely passing them along a trail.  What is our relationship with God like?  Are we merely passing strangers or are we intimate friends who enjoy spending time together?  Genesis 5:24 "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him."