"Nevertheless, I did harden my heart, for I was called many times and I would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, in the wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is in the tenth year of the reign of the judges.
As I was journeying to see a very near kindred, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said: Amulek, return to thine own house, for thou shalt feed a prophet of the Lord; yea, a holy man, who is a chosen man of God; for he has fasted many days because of the sins of this people, and he is an hungered, and thou shalt receive him into thy house and feed him, and he shall bless thee and thy house; and the blessing of the Lord shall rest upon thee and thy house."
Alma 10:6-7
I really like this admission by Amulek that he was called many times before he actually listened. And maybe those times were less clear and this was God finally getting his attention and giving him something specific to do, or maybe it was always that clear but finally he decided to act. Either way, totally cool of God to keep trying even when we have blocked him out in the past, and awesome and brave of Amulek to take that plunge in the right direction and give up so many other worldly things to finally listen.
I think our lives are this way as well, and it offers hope that God will keep trying with us, and that we can still choose God after ignoring his promptings in the past.
Today, let's listen to God calling us, and help support God's plan in whatever way we can.
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