"Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word; yea, they were encircled about by the bands of death, and the chains of hell, and an everlasting destruction did await them."
Alma 5:7
This is part of Alma retelling the story of some of the subjects of wicked king Noah who repented and turned to the Lord.
I really like this scripture because I think that it shows a major way that God works with us... according to our wills, as much as we allow him in, he helps us change ourselves into something better... who we want to be and who he knows that we can be. We work with God on changing the world BY changing ourselves, not by forcing change on others.
God works from the inside out, though of course we don't have to become perfect before we reach out to assist others... just the first step is always reaching out to him, and learning to make that connection so that we can receive more guidance.
Today, let's reach out to God. Let's focus on what we can do to change and improve, and ask God to help us with it. He will.
Alma 5:7
This is part of Alma retelling the story of some of the subjects of wicked king Noah who repented and turned to the Lord.
I really like this scripture because I think that it shows a major way that God works with us... according to our wills, as much as we allow him in, he helps us change ourselves into something better... who we want to be and who he knows that we can be. We work with God on changing the world BY changing ourselves, not by forcing change on others.
God works from the inside out, though of course we don't have to become perfect before we reach out to assist others... just the first step is always reaching out to him, and learning to make that connection so that we can receive more guidance.
Today, let's reach out to God. Let's focus on what we can do to change and improve, and ask God to help us with it. He will.
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