Mosiah 24 – The Lord Gives us Strength
It is interesting to me to see the
happenings of people in trouble in the Book of Mormon. The people of Alma were in serious bondage to
the Lamanites. They couldn’t even pray without
threat of being put to death. I always
wonder when I read that part how the Lamanites knew if they were praying in
their own homes. Oh well. Another topic. Anyway, they knew there was no way out of
bondage so what did they do? They prayed
silently for deliverance. The Lord came
to them in their afflictions and eased the burdens. Were the burdens any less? Of course not! He gave them the strength they needed to carry
their burdens. I can really relate to
this. Just yesterday I had a task that
was the biggest I’ve had in a very long time.
I was burdened beyond belief and I was the only one who could deal with
the burden. It started out pretty light,
and I prayed for courage to tackle it.
As the day wore on, it became much bigger than I had even imagined. I was praying as I was doing this task for
the strength to see it through. I was
amazed that I made it. There wasn’t a
drop of energy left at the end of the day, but I dealt with the task at hand and
I know the Lord was with me. Did I still
have to do it? Yes! But I was given the energy to do so.
I have used this tool many times and
have never failed to see the Lord’s hand in my burdens.
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