Why do people have to fight against the church when they don’t believe. Why don’t we say, fine, you believe that and I will believe this. I feel like some people eventually get to that point, kind of, when they stop believing, but there is always this feeling of animosity. Did the non-believers feel like Helaman was lying to them, or trying to steal from them or take power from them? What is that people feel like they have to fight against? In this case it feels like it is just a way to get what they want, to gain power over the people. And I can see that I few wicked leaders start out that way, but how do they justify the angry fight to everyone else? In my experience in life, most people are trying to do good things, they are just often deceived about what really is good. What was the good justification here? Does my wanting to have power and control of my family lead me to justify bad behavior, specifically angry coercive behavior? I suppose my anger isn’t really that different than this. Christ told us that the anger itself is a sin similar to the actualy murder. Maybe the secret to being more in control of my anger is looking more closesly at my intentions in the moment. The problem is, in the moment, it is hard to be anything other than angry. If I can let go of the need to control everything, maybe the ager won’t come?
The thus we see how quickly people forget God really feels important in my life. I can have amazing spiritual expereinces, and then get busy and distracted and feel so far away from Him so quickly. The praying and reading scriptures every day is so important because it is so easy to forget His blessings and mercy. All of us have been saved by our enemy by Him, just like the Nephites. And in the moment that we are aware of our salvation we rejoice and are grateful. But it is so easy to forget. I don’t want to forget. I want to do better at consistently focusing on Him and losing myself in His work. EVERY DAY
Alma 46:1-8
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