"And king Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word.
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites."
Mosiah 28:6-7
In the verse before this, Mosiah's sons ask to go on a mission to the Lamanites, and in the verse after this, he allows it. These two verses in between are important exactly because Mosiah included the Lord in his decision-making process. This gave him confidence in his decision, and also comfort as the Lord promised that he would deliver his sons, which is almost certainly the reason that he hadn't given permission to them already. He was worried that they would be killed.
Since we're supposed to pray always and look unto the Lord with every thought, including God in the processes of our lives makes sense, but often we forget just because we're not used to it. We are used to input coming in and automatically reacting.
Let's take the time to consult the Lord before acting. This doesn't mean stopping our work or refusing to act without God's approval of every detail of our lives, because sometimes God needs us to take the initiative and do good things without being prompted. It does mean though that we should always give the Lord the chance to add comments as needed. :) If the circumstances only allow a 5 second prayer rather than a 5-minute one, then let's still take the opportunity to include God however we can.
Today, let's be like Mosiah and inquire of the Lord. Let's include him in our lives. At worst, we will end up thinking of God more often during the day, which is definitely a net positive, and at best, we stop a bad reaction before it starts, or allow God to change our minds or comfort us about something important.
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites."
Mosiah 28:6-7
In the verse before this, Mosiah's sons ask to go on a mission to the Lamanites, and in the verse after this, he allows it. These two verses in between are important exactly because Mosiah included the Lord in his decision-making process. This gave him confidence in his decision, and also comfort as the Lord promised that he would deliver his sons, which is almost certainly the reason that he hadn't given permission to them already. He was worried that they would be killed.
Since we're supposed to pray always and look unto the Lord with every thought, including God in the processes of our lives makes sense, but often we forget just because we're not used to it. We are used to input coming in and automatically reacting.
Let's take the time to consult the Lord before acting. This doesn't mean stopping our work or refusing to act without God's approval of every detail of our lives, because sometimes God needs us to take the initiative and do good things without being prompted. It does mean though that we should always give the Lord the chance to add comments as needed. :) If the circumstances only allow a 5 second prayer rather than a 5-minute one, then let's still take the opportunity to include God however we can.
Today, let's be like Mosiah and inquire of the Lord. Let's include him in our lives. At worst, we will end up thinking of God more often during the day, which is definitely a net positive, and at best, we stop a bad reaction before it starts, or allow God to change our minds or comfort us about something important.
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