Chapter 26 verse 30: Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
What would it be like to have unlimited love towards everyone? I know that you probably have that kind of love towards Brock and your beautiful babies, but who else do you have that love for? I don't know that I have it for anyone right now. I mean, I know that I am a very forgiving person, almost to a fault, and I do love and care for certain people a lot, but I do get impatient. Obviously, most of the time, I keep it inside, but I do sometimes have bad thoughts about others... which shows me that I do not have that much charity. That is something I want to work on. I want to develop a better love for others, even those that I don't know. I need to work on charity, especially concerning my family. It's strange how you can be your best self, yet your worst self when you are around your family... Who are the people who you should feel the most charity towards right? Do you think I am a charitable person??
Chapter 28 verse 30: For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.
The Lord expects us to work for things. He's not going to give us everything all at once. I feel like this verse conveys that pretty well. He will give us a little bit at a time, let us try and figure out what it means, and once we get it, He will give us some more. It's like our trials in a way. He gives us what He knows we can handle at the time, and then when we get through it, He gives us another one to learn and grow from. Thus making life OH SO FUN!! ;). But really... It makes sense right? We won't appreciate the gospel if we are given it in all one big helping.. But the Lord allows us time to figure it out on our own, and will always give us more and more and there will always be room for us to grow, change, and develop into people who are more prepared to be with Him again!
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