Thursday, February 23, 2023

Institute 2/23/23

 Serving with your heart is the Celestial love. 

We should care more about what God thinks than what men think.

"Am I pleasing my Heavenly Father?"

Who am I pleasing?

"If you proceed to learn all you can about Jesus Christ. I promise you that your love for Him, and God's love, will grow beyond what you currently imagine. I promise you also that your ability to turn away from sin will increase. Your desire to keep the commandments will soar. You will find yourself better able to walk away from entertainment and entanglements of those who mock the followers of Jesus Christ. The more you learn about the Savior, the easier it will be to trust His mercy, His infinite love, and His strengthening, healing, and redeeming power." President Nelson

Be an example of the joy of the gospel you feel. That will attract light and goodness to you.

Give the burden to the Lord. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Listen to my word. Walk in the meekness of my light. You can assist but you can't do it for them. You look for the things you love. You have fun and enjoy. Pray, pray, pray.

When we pray and feeling like He doesn't hear us:

To know Heavenly Father is to know He listens. 

There's so much we don't know.

I'm sure there's some fear involved but we take that to the Lord.

Sometimes the Lord is slow to hear our cries. Sometimes because of our iniquities, sometimes not but he did eventually deliver them out of bondage. When they were prepared. Steps of when we turn to Heavenly Father.

A lot of wasted time and energy spent on worry. Based on what we perceive instead of the realities of it. 

The Lord wants us to grow and growing is hard. 

I know pain but I am with you and I'll help you. 

It became Thy will be done.

You can be closer to Him during your struggles as you are at any other time. 

The Lord is always there. It's me pulling away from Him.

The Spirit -I know Saber, Conhecer like I know my mom loves me.