I read of Moses contesting God’s calling of him as a prophet and the one to free Israel from Egyptian slavery. Of him continuing to protest after each promise God gives in answer to his concerns – even his hand turning leprous and being healed. Moses only quiets after being given a rod he can … Continue reading Believing God
As the Jaredites prepared to cross the ‘great waters’ towards their promised land, God promised that He would protect them, but warned that they would still experience the ‘mountain waves’, winds, and floods; they would be ‘swallowed up in the depths of the sea’ (Ether 2: 24+25). He provided the design of their vessels, light … Continue reading Trials and Trust
I want the Lord to solve my problems and save me from the worst things I suffer. I know it’s up to me to work for these things, too; I’m trying – sometimes very hard – to do that. And yet, He does not save me from them; not in the way I think I … Continue reading What God really saves me from
We can let hard things make us either hard or soft. Which one occurs depends on whether we do these two things: seeking to forgive others, and giving ourselves up to God. Hard things will happen. We can’t control it. Part of the struggle for us is our natural desire to control what happens. We … Continue reading Soft hearts from hard things
When you study the lives of Abraham and his descendants, it becomes obvious that they waited a long time for the ‘normal’ milestones of life to occur. Although they lived longer than we do now, the waiting periods were still long, and the relative life stages are comparable enough to ours. Abraham and Sarah were … Continue reading Waiting: Abraham, Rebekah, Jacob, Rachel, Joseph, and Moses did it too
Peaceable Treasures 