"Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God."
Helaman 3:35
I like the idea of being able to be strong in humility... and how tied in that strength is to yielding our hearts to Christ. I know that I have a huge pride problem, and it gets in my way all the time. Maybe I think of it the wrong way though... humility is clearly a strength, not a weakness, and yielding to God isn't giving up the self at all, but rather allowing God to work with us to make everything better. Some part of me feels differently about those things, but that part is clearly just defensive and dreaming. :)
Today, let's work to learn how to become strong in humility, and in yielding our Hearts to God. ... And if that hurts a little at first, that's okay. Humility will help purify us and help us come closer to the joy and consolation that the verse above talks about, as well as teaching us to yield our hearts to the one person in the universe who will actually protect them from harm. :)
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