Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us

It seems in these days of craziness, people are never satisfied. I find myself being part of this unsatisfaction. For example, my first ipod. I loved it so much. Listened to it 24 hours a day (literally). It couldn't have been a month later that the ipod videos came out. Suddenly mine just wasn't good enough to do. I find it to be out dated. This is just the way we work.
Being on my mission, it still exists. Everyday we teach about Christ, how his church has been restored, and the Book of Mormon.
Moroni, the last prophet in the Book of Mormon gives a promise:

4And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
 5And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

It's by the Holy Ghost that we recieve answers and truth. How does the Holy Ghost feel?
In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul speaks of how it feels:

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Many people who find their answer act on it. Eventually coming to know the love of God and his commandments. On the other hand there are those who recieve the answer and are not satisfied. They want more! Seemingly they always want more evidence. Whether it's to see the plates, for God to show them a sign. But even signs are most time not enough.
In D&C 62:8-10, the Lord speaks about signs and who recieves them:

 8Verily, I say unto you, there are those among you who seek signs, and there have been such even from the beginning;
 9But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that believe.
 10Yea, signs come by faith, not by the will of men, nor as they please, but by the will of God.

It all starts with the small things. Trusting in Gods answers and believing those feelings are real, and are from Him.
Phillip, the Lords apostle exclaimed,"Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us". Let us not ask for signs but let us be satisfied and trust in the smaller answers that our Father in heaven gives us. Then will we have a better knowledge and understanding of God.

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