"But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage."
Mosiah 7:33
Earlier in the chapter it explains the bondage mentioned, and that they have great reasons to mourn. It's a great story about how they got there and how God delivers them, but I wanted to step outside the story for a moment because this verse is a true message to each of us, in whatever kind of bondage we find ourselves in. Sometimes it is the trap of negative thoughts, or it could be having to live with poor health or the glaring absence where a loved one used to be. It might be lack of imagination or motivation that limits us, or like the Nephites here, some other individual or group that is threatening us in some way.
God's promise is to all of us. If we will turn to him with full purpose of heart, serving him and putting our trust in him with all the sincerity and faith we have to give, he will deliver us. His timing, and his way, but the promise is sure. Today, let's listen and obey, and be ready to go when the Lord tells us to go.
