This is a paragraph from one of my all time favorite books, "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox. I wanted to share it on my blog so that as you read it, you can feel of God's love for you, too.
"God loves me just as He loves His living prophets. I am one of the reasons for living prophets. God loves me just has He loves Joseph Smith. I am one of the reasons for the Restoration. God loves me just as He loves Jesus. I am one of the reasons for the Atonement. God loves people of every era just as He loved the people to whom Christ was sent in the meridian of time. Alma asked, 'Is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul . . . at the time of His coming?' (Alma 39:17). Paul assured us that nothing can separate us from the love of God (see Romans 8:35-39). Jesus Himself said to ancient Israel, 'Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee" (Isaiah 49:15). " (page 134)
and
"No matter how deficient and beyond recovery I thought I was, God was bound to love me. No matter how many balls I had juggled and let fall, no matter how much weight I had gained, how much lack of self-control I demonstrated, and how many regrets I carried from the past, He was bound to love me. ... Earth life is not merely a way of proving myself to them, but also a way for them to prove their love to me. God and Jesus are bound to believe in me - in my potential and possibilities - even when I don't. ... He is a perfect parent. ... And knowing He has not failed gives me the power I need to succeed." (page 133)
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
It's Been Awhile
It's been awhile, journal-blog readers.
I'm not sure I have a good excuse except that life happens and I get distracted. I also feel like this blog helped me reconnect with my church attendance and its purpose may have been fulfilled (not to say that it isn't still useful).
At church today, I felt the Spirit again. There are many life questions, lots of pain, and it's hard to stay true to what we know, but as we consistently stay true to what we do know, what we do feel, then we are able to come unto Christ and find healing and find motivation to keep going.
I'm not sure I have a good excuse except that life happens and I get distracted. I also feel like this blog helped me reconnect with my church attendance and its purpose may have been fulfilled (not to say that it isn't still useful).
At church today, I felt the Spirit again. There are many life questions, lots of pain, and it's hard to stay true to what we know, but as we consistently stay true to what we do know, what we do feel, then we are able to come unto Christ and find healing and find motivation to keep going.
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