This week was definitely a week in which I witness the love of God more than I ever noticed before. I decided to cry to him more often instead of relying on the arm of the flesh. Each day, as I find myself praying, asking him to take the wheel, my responsibilities sure did not disappear but my attitude about them changed. All of that is due to Alma 7:33 which says " But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage." There are some verbs I thought were interesting: turn, put, and serve, things that we are in control of and can do with our own will; and then the Lord will deliver us. How interesting is our relationship with Heavenly Father! He wants us to be spiritually mature and does not want to spoon feed us. He expects us to use our agency or will to seek his help and since he knows what is better for us he will succor us and help us with everything we need. I also realized that bondage was not necessarily limited to things that can prevent us from progressing but also meant infirmities, weakness, pain, suffering, and any other unfair circumstance that we may find ourselves in. And of course everything goes back to his atoning sacrifice. All of that help is possible through his perfect son who is our savior, friend, brother, helper, and even our spiritual father. I am so grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ through which the Book of Mormon can help me understand each and everyday how I can turn to the atonement of Jesus Christ to find peace, healing, comfort but most importantly I am grateful that the atonement of Jesus Christ can be apply to all facet of our lives.
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