My Heavenly Father Loves Me Pt 2

"Consider the Lilies" by Simon Dewey

Do you have moments when you feel like God is right beside you to lift you up? Do you have moments when you strongly feel His love for you?

Recently, I had few moments like that and I would like to share them with you.

The first story was from yesterday. I was pondering on few things that are happening (or not happening) in my life and I was a little frustrated at myself. I read parts of Drawing on the Powers of Heaven and Hearing the Voice of the Lord but the only part that caught my attention was this sentence from Drawing on the Powers of Heaven: (I am paraphrasing) "Through your sufficient faith, your prayers are answered." Then while I was studying the Book of Mormon and praying in my heart for some kind of an answer, I read 1 Nephi 2:12

"And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest, did murmur against their father. And they did murmur because they knew not the dealings of that God who had created them."

I thought, 'Ouch!' but that was just perfect for me. However, that night I still complained but poured out my heart to Him who knows all things. He answered my prayer very very soon. He answers prayers even though it might not be according our time but He does. Last night, He answered my prayer according to my time. I am very grateful for that.
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The second story is from few weeks ago. This is from my journal:

Thursday, September 22, 2011

"Last night, I realized that I had to fast and attend the temple so that I wouldn't feel so overwhelmed. I fasted for few things and one of them was feeling peace and comfort throughout the day... When I got into the Celestial room, I prayed fervently. It was interesting because when I was praying, I [felt] the warmth of sunlight but I was inside of the temple so there was no way that I could feel sunlight.

"Throughout the day, I didn't feel overwhelmed at all. I was really at peace. I just planned out in my mind what I was going to finish today... Things are going to work out no matter what. I have to just take one step at a time. With the Lord's help, nothing is impossible and I can do hard things."

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