"And it came to pass that the people did follow the course of the beasts, and did devour the carcasses of them which fell by the way, until they had devoured them all. Now when the people saw that they must perish they began to repent of their iniquities and cry unto the Lord.
And it came to pass that when they had humbled themselves sufficiently before the Lord he did send rain upon the face of the earth; and the people began to revive again, and there began to be fruit in the north countries, and in all the countries round about. And the Lord did show forth his power unto them in preserving them from famine."
Ether 9:34-35
This seems like the story of life to me today. We try to do things our way, and it might seem awesome at first, but eventually it goes badly. In the Jaredites' case it was a dearth/drought, but in our lives it could be a lot of things. And then we're stubborn, and we think we can still do it our way, and we chase it until the very end, still trying, and only when we've reached the very end of our attempt and there is no place else to go, do we start considering God again. Circumstances force us to humility, and to admitting that our way isn't going to work, and then (hopefully) we turn to God.
And when we ask, just as God did with the Jaredites here, He revives us and helps us. But maybe things could be better for longer if we could find that humility earlier, right? Today, let's humbly admit that we can't succeed by ourselves. Not that we don't have any capability... we do, and we're learning, but we still can't do it without God, and we really aren't meant to. He will help us learn and get stronger, but we need him around to help us, always. Let's work on not letting things get to the point where we've chased down the very last animal before we cry to him, realizing that we need his help. :)
And it came to pass that when they had humbled themselves sufficiently before the Lord he did send rain upon the face of the earth; and the people began to revive again, and there began to be fruit in the north countries, and in all the countries round about. And the Lord did show forth his power unto them in preserving them from famine."
Ether 9:34-35
This seems like the story of life to me today. We try to do things our way, and it might seem awesome at first, but eventually it goes badly. In the Jaredites' case it was a dearth/drought, but in our lives it could be a lot of things. And then we're stubborn, and we think we can still do it our way, and we chase it until the very end, still trying, and only when we've reached the very end of our attempt and there is no place else to go, do we start considering God again. Circumstances force us to humility, and to admitting that our way isn't going to work, and then (hopefully) we turn to God.
And when we ask, just as God did with the Jaredites here, He revives us and helps us. But maybe things could be better for longer if we could find that humility earlier, right? Today, let's humbly admit that we can't succeed by ourselves. Not that we don't have any capability... we do, and we're learning, but we still can't do it without God, and we really aren't meant to. He will help us learn and get stronger, but we need him around to help us, always. Let's work on not letting things get to the point where we've chased down the very last animal before we cry to him, realizing that we need his help. :)
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