Today I woke up late - and felt kinda groggy, with the decision already made that I wasn't going to make it to church today. However, someone had other plans for me.
I've never been one that has had really profound moments where the Holy Ghost has talked to me or warned me of danger, but today I had the feeling that I needed to go to church. I tried to talk myself out of going, Kenzie even tried to talk me out of going, but the feeling was strong enough to make me take notice and so I made the decision and went.
It was as if the lessons today as well as some of the testimonies were meant for me and me alone. It was as if someone knew that I needed answers but wasn't sure where to find them.
The words struck me so deeply and made my heart swell, confirming again to me the importance and the power of the atonement. There is no depth where we feel like we are that the savior cannot and will not go to rescue us. I imagine that the Savior feels much like I do as a parent. When one of my children falls and gets hurt or are having an emotional trial and they cry, I cannot sit there and listen to them cry. I search them out and try and soothe their troubled hearts and heal their wounds. How great a feeling to know that the Savior is searching for me to comfort me in my time of trial and heartache. It is almost difficult and overwhelming to imagine the love that the Savior has for each one of us, and what he was willing to do for us. I know that the Lord knows who I am and what I am going through, he knows my strengths and also my weaknesses. I also know that I have no need to fear him, for he loves me unconditionally and was willing to die for me.
I am eternally grateful for the power of repentance and for the power of forgiveness. It is a blessing to know that I can forgive myself and that the Lord can and will forgive me when I make mistakes. What a comfort to know that I am not expected to be perfect,
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