"For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot be sanctified."
Doctrine and Covenants 101:5
This is a hard one, because I don't think that anyone enjoys chastening. I suppose though, that having faith that God knows what he is doing includes the good times and the bad times, and the times when we are doing right and the times when we are doing wrong. If we don't listen to and allow God to correct us, then there is no way for him to help us improve. Plus, it has to work both individually and collectively since we are part of each other and in many ways we stand or fall together. We can't get farther by throwing others under the bus.
Today, let's work on enduring chastening, and instead of being angry that we have to change, let's try to be grateful that God is showing us ways to become better people, and a better society. Let's listen and work on it rather than blowing it off or figuring someone else needs the lesson more than we do. :)
Doctrine and Covenants 101:5
This is a hard one, because I don't think that anyone enjoys chastening. I suppose though, that having faith that God knows what he is doing includes the good times and the bad times, and the times when we are doing right and the times when we are doing wrong. If we don't listen to and allow God to correct us, then there is no way for him to help us improve. Plus, it has to work both individually and collectively since we are part of each other and in many ways we stand or fall together. We can't get farther by throwing others under the bus.
Today, let's work on enduring chastening, and instead of being angry that we have to change, let's try to be grateful that God is showing us ways to become better people, and a better society. Let's listen and work on it rather than blowing it off or figuring someone else needs the lesson more than we do. :)
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