3 Nephi 4 - I'm having no trouble finding correlation to this chapter in my personal life at all today. The Nephite armies defeat their enemies. It gives several things that allowed this to happen:
- They were in one body, aka united (v3 & v4)
- They were prayerful (v8)
- They did not fear, but prayed to God for protection (v10)
- They were prepared (v10)
My personal life was screaming at me this morning as I read. We've had an issue that has challenged us greatly the past month. I believe in a product that Clyde says is bogus, a lie, a scam – an MLM scam which is taking big money from many families. As we visited with two who were selling this product last night, it was quite confrontational, but we maintained civility for the most part. After a time, I realized that the conversation had turned contentious. It was not worth it to me to continue. I felt at peace – total peace in ending our discussion. I'm disappointed; but I'm at peace.
It is quite clear from reading 3 Nephi 4 that being in “one body” is critical to protecting us from the adversary. If you are divided amongst yourselves, you become enemies to each other and vulnerable to the attacks of the real enemy – Satan. We must remember this as we go through our personal lives. There are many things in the world today to take issue with. How many of them are really important? Actually, only those as they pertain to eternity. Clyde and I have maintained from the beginning of our marriage that if it is not of eternal consequence, it is of no consequence.
Sometimes this is not the easiest to do, but I was told by the spirit through temple attendance nearly 17 years ago that I would be better served by honoring my husband's wishes than I would be to strike out on my own, even on things that I believe to be true. The Lord has blessed me abundantly these last 17 years and I have no doubt he will continue to do so. Products comes and go. Marriage is for eternity.
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