Recognize the Lord May Be Working With You In A Different Way. . .

This week I would like to talk about a passage of scripture that has really impressed me, ever since I was young.  This scripture is found in Mosiah 24:15 from the Book of Mormon and it says as follows,

And now it came to pass that the burdens which were

laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the

Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their

burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with

patience to all the will of the Lord.

I love this, because I think it illustrates to us the diverse ways in which the Lord works. In this case He did not take away the burdens from Alma and his people, instead He made them light.  I think the Lord works with us in the ways we need to learn.  Alma and his people needed to learn to fully repent, to pay for their acts of rebellion against the Lord.  But interestingly enough, once they did repent, the Lord "tried their patience" (Mosiah 23:21) to see if they really had turned their hearts towards Him.  When He saw that they did, they still remained in bondage for a while, and then the Lord delivered them.  Because their sincere desire was with the Lord, He was able to make their trial easier to bear at the time.  I think more often than not this will happen in our lives.  We have trials that may not ever go away as part of this mortal existence, but the Lord will find ways to make them light if we but turn to Him.  God loves you, more than you can comprehend, and He will work with you in the way He knows you need to grow the most.

               

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