Romans 15:4

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."
Romans 15:4


I like this.  I know that the scriptures help me.  when I read them, I usually find answers to things that I am concerned with that day.  they have a lot of power.  power not only to comfort us, but to inspire us to action... to teach us that we can make a difference, to show us how.  Sincerely, try this experiment.  Think of a question... one that is seriously important to you.  First get down on your knees and talk to God about it, and ask him what you should do.  Put some effort into it.  Tell him both sides... or all 49 sides, whatever is indicated by the particular question. :)  Talk it out.  Then, if you haven't already gotten an answer, sit down with your scriptures.  Look something up in the Bible Dictionary or the topical guide and then follow where it leads.  open your scriptures and start reading something that you like, or go to lds.org and do a scripture search on something related to your question.  God answers prayers... many times through the scriptures.  Or, try reading your scriptures in the morning this week, and noticing when they apply to your life throughout the day.  God wants us to have hope... that's why he speaks to us in writing.  Sometimes we doubt answers that we receive in other ways, chalking it up to coincidence or psychosis... :)  but the scriptures can bring us comfort... can help us to have patience, and can bring us hope when we thought all hope was lost... a physical, accessible manifestation of the word of God that we can dive into even when we feel that our own spiritual wells are dried up.  They are a marvelous blessing... let's take advantage of them today. :)