"Wherefore, if a man have faith he must needs have hope; for without faith there cannot be any hope.
And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart."
Moroni 7:42-43
You know, I am more and more convinced that nothing in this world is coincidental. Everything works together to teach us and to bring us closer to God... and yeah, we get off track, and yes, sometimes we encounter choices where God doesn't give us the answer, because it really is up to us and either way will get us to a good place. But the whole time, we're encountering these chances to learn some faith, to learn some hope, and to learn some humility. ... The part I think that is really interesting here is "without faith there cannot be any hope" ... we *need* to believe, or despair is just waiting to drag us down. God gives us that perspective to see beyond our limitations, and past the dark clouds that threaten to engulf us at times. And when we are meek, and recognize his place of supremacy in our lives, and we trust him... it is easier to have that hope and faith, because infallible God is helping us out, and we aren't left to our fallible selves. :)
And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart."
Moroni 7:42-43
You know, I am more and more convinced that nothing in this world is coincidental. Everything works together to teach us and to bring us closer to God... and yeah, we get off track, and yes, sometimes we encounter choices where God doesn't give us the answer, because it really is up to us and either way will get us to a good place. But the whole time, we're encountering these chances to learn some faith, to learn some hope, and to learn some humility. ... The part I think that is really interesting here is "without faith there cannot be any hope" ... we *need* to believe, or despair is just waiting to drag us down. God gives us that perspective to see beyond our limitations, and past the dark clouds that threaten to engulf us at times. And when we are meek, and recognize his place of supremacy in our lives, and we trust him... it is easier to have that hope and faith, because infallible God is helping us out, and we aren't left to our fallible selves. :)
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