Rain Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 I'm in Arizona. Marching band seems to still be growing strong. It's finally cool enough to open the windows and cool off the house. I love hearing the birds in the morning. The "tock tock tock" of the marching band beat at 6 something in the morning not so much. And we are a half mile away from the band. This year they have a theme from a movie that I really dislike. Both the movie and the major song that comes from it. So I get to hear one refrain from the song over and over again (3 times while writing this, nope now 4). Usually in the middle of my scripture reading. This morning I complained about it to my daughter when she came in to say goodbye. The next verse I read in my scriptures? "41 But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions" I had to grumble/laugh. What apt scriptures have come to you. 2
Garden Girl Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Hello Rain... During the years that I was inactive, I still read my scriptures, prayed, etc... still held my testimony even though I pushed it to the back of my mind... still from time to time the Spirit would tug at me to return to Church but I would not heed the promptings... One day I was at home alone and was sitting at the table in our lanai with my scriptures (the ones I had had since seminary) resting on the table in front of me as I prayed... I remember beginning my prayer saying.... it's me Father, your wayward daughter... as I prayed I told Him that I knew I should heed the promptings of the Spirit, knew where Heavenly Father wanted me, knew where I belonged... but, life was so good, particularly with my husband (who was non-LDS) and I didn't want to interrupt things... As I sat there, I reached up to my scriptures and just randomly flipped the pages... they fell open to a new spot and my eye was drawn to the page, where I had marked in red... Matt 6:19-21 "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal; For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Now I tell you, not only was I greatly surprised, but so very humbled at how swiftly Heavenly Father had answered my prayer... gently but firmly... leaving me no doubt of what I should be about... it would be a number of years before I heeded the Spirit and returned to Church... once I did, I never looked back, and am grateful every day that I had the good sense to grasp hold of the iron rod once again... GG 2
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