Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Alma 15:5 -- On Changing for the Better

"And it came to pass that they went immediately, obeying the message which he had sent unto them; and they went in unto the house unto Zeezrom; and they found him upon his bed, sick, being very low with a burning fever; and his mind also was exceedingly sore because of his iniquities; and when he saw them he stretched forth his hand, and besought them that they would heal him."
Alma 15:5


We feel this way sometimes.  We can get sick, or even sort of mentally ill because of remorse or conflict within ourselves.  For Zeezrom it was pretty bad.  Partly because of what he started, Alma and Amulek suffered, and a lot of people that believed in the church were burned to death.  That would be a lot to go through, mentally.  No wonder his mind was sore. :)  Sincerely, I think that we can relate sometimes.  Our minds get sore when we can't see a way out of our current sins, or when we think that there is no way that we can change for the better.  We feel alienated from God, and so the hope that he offers us sort of leaches out and we are left with emptiness.  It's not a good, healthy thing. :)  However, if Zeezrom could find his faith through his suffering (which he did) and repent (which he did), then so can we.  God is amazing to us, for showing us that even the heroes in the scriptures had weaknesses... and they found a way through them.  Zeezrom changed, and began to fight for the church rather than against it.  So can we.  And it will heal our minds as well as our other sin-induced illnesses. :)

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