Questions from Jarom: When has the Lord
blessed or prospered you for keeping His commandments? From your experience,
what testimony can you share about the Lord and His promises?
It has been my experience that the Lord is quick to
bless me when I am doing His will. My counsel to my children is that the
Lord takes care of those who love Him. It’s not that He doesn’t love all
His children, but He has made promises He must keep. Verse 9 is His
constant reminder: “Inasmuch as ye will keep my commandments ye shall prosper
in the land.” He emulates the perfectness of parenting. Don’t we
all want to bless our children? But when they actively rebel against the
teachings of the gospel, it becomes very difficult to do so. It is the nature
of parenting to want to bless obedient children, I believe.
When has the Lord blessed me? I need to start
with the fact He was always there for me, but I didn't have eyes to see it.
Until I prayed for guidance and committed that I would do what it takes
to find peace in my life once more, I was pretty much blind to the blessings.
I didn't see the good health, good jobs, perfect baby, etc., until I
showed a willingness to do what was right and changed. Immediately upon
saying that first prayer, things changed for me. There were people there
to help me along my way. I was protected from danger. I had new
friends with strong testimonies and willing to share them. I was given
opportunities to serve in my ward that strengthened me spiritually and made me
feel needed. I felt love, love, love from family and friends. Most
especially, I felt my Heavenly Father's love and concern for me and I knew I
was pleasing him. And it just went on from there.
It is my belief that this same love is there for
each of Heavenly Father's children. We are all given certain
"gifts" when we come to this earth. Those gifts are to be used
in navigating our way back to Heavenly Father. My daughter has been the
strongest person I have ever known in my entire life. She has self will
like none other! I know some day she will use that will that has starved
her body and taken her away from our family and the church by embracing Satan's
counterfeits of happiness to return to her Heavenly Father's fold.
I must remind myself of that constantly. And when that day comes,
she will be able to see the blessings she's had along as well - not the least
of which will be a family that is there for her and wants to help her.
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