Come Follow Me - Week of September 13th

This is a tough few sections of the Doctrine and Covenants!

These Saints are being put through the wringer!

Again and again and again.

AND, whilst being put through the wringer they are being told to "forgive" those who are hurting you so badly.

Like, BADLY.

Forgive.

Forgive again.

Forgive a third time.

Here is the thing about afflictions and sorrow from your girl here:

They are necessary.

In fact, they are blessings.

Yup, this girl just told you that afflictions and sorrows are blessings.

They prepare us for REAL joy.

They teach us to trust in the Lord, His timing, His plan for us, and a small fraction of the love He has for us.

I told my children this week that they (WE) have had our fair share of trials and they have been BAD, all uphill, excrutiating and seemingly never-ending.

BUT, I would never ask that we didn't have even one of them.

We needed them.

They have prepared us, strengthened us, and given us so much empathy and compassion that we would not have had otherwise.

So:

When we are in the midst of laying our heads at the bottom of the rotten human ravine, remember to keep trying, keep trusting, keep believing, keep growing.

Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.

And, remember this:
God is the captain of the army of angels.

He will never fail us.

And, second:

If you are not able to forgive a situation or a person right this second, that's okay.

But, continue your forward progression.

In order to do that, set it at Christ's feet.

Put that post-it note in your Jesus box.

And don't go back and take it out.

Then, you can actively work on forgiveness.