I was reading the scriptures today and I came across a couple of things in 2 Nephi 9:3, 20"Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto you these things that ye may rejoice, and lift up your heads forever, because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your children"
This is a very hopeful scripture to me. The scriptures are there for us to read and learn from and the things that we learn (if we live them) will cause us to rejoice and lift up our heads forever because they will bless our children. If we live what we believe and try to teach our children, the Lord will bless our children.
"O how great the holiness of our God! For he knoweth all things, and there is not anything save he knows it."
The Lord knows everything. Especially me. He knows how I think and feel. He knows how I respond to certain things and he knows exactly how I learn and how to teach me. What a blessing to be known!
One other thing from the conference issue of the Ensign. This time I was reading Elder Neil L. Andersen's talk:
"I know that I am not what I must become. I pray that I might be willing and moldable to the Lord's tutoring and correction. I take comfort from the words of President Monson last night in the priesthood session that the Lord will shape the back to fit the burden placed upon it."
"Above all, we proclaim our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. All that we are--all that we ever will be--we owe to Him. While we gaze in awe at His majesty, He does not ask us to stay our distance but bids us to come unto Him. 'I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him' (Revelation 3:20)."
The Lord will shape my back to fit the burden, what a relief that is! He won't keep me away from Him. He wants me to come to Him. He is there to help me always!
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