"But if ye will repent and return unto the Lord your God I will turn away mine anger, saith the Lord; yea, thus saith the Lord, blessed are they who will repent and turn unto me, but wo unto him that repenteth not."
Helaman 13:11
This comes right after a part in this chapter where God talks about how the Nephites are going to be faced with utter destruction if they don't repent. Completely destroyed, wiped out... Zzzzt. But, even after that kind of a warning, for some pretty serious things... God offers repentance. If we stop and turn around, and return to God, things can be alright. He *wants* to forgive us. He wants us to get back on track.
If we think of ourselves as the children or students, we can see that the last thing that God as the instructor or parent wants to do is not communicate with us anymore... or withdraw assistance. That is totally against who he is, what he stands for. They only reason an instructor or parent would withdraw might be if we are destroying the learning environment for other students or harming others. ... But even if that is our situation, there is a way out. We have to understand what we are doing that is harmful, and agree to stop doing it. Not just for others, but for ourselves too. We'll never learn and grow and accomplish the things that we want to otherwise. We shouldn't just stop and never learn to walk just because we are frustrated. And we shouldn't flunk out of Kindergarten because we're angry with some other kids. We need to keep going and get some of the basics down ... clear our lives through repentance, so that we can move on to bigger things.
Today, let's work on letting go of our frustration and getting back to work. The lessons are difficult sometimes for us, because we're still very young in terms of growing up and becoming like God. ... But they are essential. And God is ready to welcome us back at any point, forgive us, hug us, and get us going again. Let's be humble enough to accept his help.
Helaman 13:11
This comes right after a part in this chapter where God talks about how the Nephites are going to be faced with utter destruction if they don't repent. Completely destroyed, wiped out... Zzzzt. But, even after that kind of a warning, for some pretty serious things... God offers repentance. If we stop and turn around, and return to God, things can be alright. He *wants* to forgive us. He wants us to get back on track.
If we think of ourselves as the children or students, we can see that the last thing that God as the instructor or parent wants to do is not communicate with us anymore... or withdraw assistance. That is totally against who he is, what he stands for. They only reason an instructor or parent would withdraw might be if we are destroying the learning environment for other students or harming others. ... But even if that is our situation, there is a way out. We have to understand what we are doing that is harmful, and agree to stop doing it. Not just for others, but for ourselves too. We'll never learn and grow and accomplish the things that we want to otherwise. We shouldn't just stop and never learn to walk just because we are frustrated. And we shouldn't flunk out of Kindergarten because we're angry with some other kids. We need to keep going and get some of the basics down ... clear our lives through repentance, so that we can move on to bigger things.
Today, let's work on letting go of our frustration and getting back to work. The lessons are difficult sometimes for us, because we're still very young in terms of growing up and becoming like God. ... But they are essential. And God is ready to welcome us back at any point, forgive us, hug us, and get us going again. Let's be humble enough to accept his help.
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