Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we're told that inasmuch as we're faithful and exercise faith in the Lord, He will pour our His Spirit upon us when we assemble ourselves together.  D&C 44:2 "And it shall come to pass, that inasmuch as they are faithful, and exercise faith in me, I will pour out my Spirit upon them in the day that they assemble themselves together."

In the Old Testament we read that woe will come to those who call evil good and good evil and who confuse darkness and light and sweet for bitter.  All we have to do is look around at the world today and see that many people do just that.  Sin is excused and tolerated and those who lable it as sin are accused of being evil. What a topsy turvy world we live in!  Isaiah 5:20 "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!'

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that we each have different gifts given to us and different ways that the Lord wants us to serve.  Each of needs to do our part, and serve with diligence and cheerfulness.  There are so many different ways that we can volunteer our services.  We might deliver food baskets, or read to children, or help an elderly neighbor rake leaves, or bring a meal to a sick person, or visit a lonely home bound person.  We might feel overwhelmed because we're only one person and we have so many worthy and worthwhile things we could be doing, but we can't do them all.  We don't have to. We can't all do everything, but we can all do something. The Lord has many people who can each do specific acts of service that the Lord has blessed them with the talents to do. We need to use the talents and abilities the Lord has given us to bless the lives of others in whatever ways we can.  And trust that He will send other people do do their part as well.  We each have our own callings and ways that we can contribute to the good of all.  Romans 12:5-8 "So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness."