"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storms shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." -Helaman 5:12
This scripture has always been a favorite of mine. I believe 1000% that if we have a strong foundation, if we rely on and look to Christ, and if we stay strong in the gospel... we will not fall! It doesn't mean that we won't have trials and be tempted if we are doing everything we should... those things are just a part of life. But having a strong foundation will make those things a heck of a whole lot easier :) We do not have to be strong on our own. We are not put on this earth to get through things alone. We simply are just not alone. We have a Savior, Jesus Christ who loves us and cares for us. We also have a merciful and loving Father in Heaven who is with us always. He wants us to succeed! We also have many many others such as: family members, friends, YW/YM leaders, church leaders, the bishop, the prophet and apostles, etc. who love us and are cheering us on as well. We even have others beyond the veil watching over us. With this great of a support system and the gospel, The devil "shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo..." We have a body of flesh and bones, the devil does not. We who are embodied have power over the UNembodied. He CAN NOT tempt us and he CAN NOT discourage us unless we let him. We have power over him, simple as that! Since these Motivation Mondays are meant to be short and sweet, I will just end with a couple quotes (of course:)) "No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying." -Jeffrey R. Holland "We can do hard things." -Elaine S. Dalton "All men have fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well." -Thomas S. Monson "I've had to evict some thoughts a hundred times before they would stay out. I have never been successful until I have put something edifying in their place." - Boyd K. Packer I hope you guys have a great Monday and a great week! <3 Ness
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I always find myself struggling on trying to find just the right things to write about for my Sunday posts. I don't know what it is, sometimes I just can't find the inspiration. But oh no, not today!
It all started in Sunday School. The words that stood out to me that were written on the chalkboard were, "Christ wins. Satan loses." 4 words that are so powerful and will always be true. Someone commented in class and shared a great quote by Jeffrey R. Holland. He said... “The FUTURE of this world has long been DECLARED; the final outcome between GOOD and evil is already KNOWN. There is absolutely no question as to who WINS because the VICTORY has already been posted on the SCOREBOARD. The only really strange thing is all of this is that we are still down here on the FIELD trying to decide which TEAM’S JERSEY we want to wear!” I just got thinking, "Wow!" like Satan will never, ever win. Sure, there have been times where people have been caught in his traps and snares for just a little bit, but they can come back. They just have to grab onto Christ's arm who is reaching out to rescue us. He loves us. And then Young Women's came along. Sister Bertele I love you girl! Your lesson was spot on. We watched a video that really brought the spirit. Here's the link... Click and check it out! https://youtu.be/fycvkAhYz1I After the video, each of us young women were handed a candle. Once the first candle was lit, we began to pass it on lighting each other's candles in the pitch dark room. These candles represented the Light of Christ. We all were born with the Light of Christ. It is an influence to do good. The natural man wouldn't be one to help an elderly person cross the street, or wrap their arms around a burdened down person, or smile and wave to a stranger, etc. Those are examples of the Light of Christ in us. Each of us felt the spirit in that room. Many of the girls had tears down their face. Not only did we see the light in our candles, we could see and feel the Light of Christ. It is real and it is there. There may have or will be times when we will be blinded by the darkness and we will for a moment fail to see the light. It happens, but that is a part of life. But guess what, there's hope guys! It's in Christ. Light will always penetrate the darkness. The darkness cannot succeed. I hope you guys are having a beautiful Sunday. Remember to be a light this week and pass it on. You could influence so many. <3 Ness |
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"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." - James 1:5-6 Quote Of The Week:
"Give it to God and go to sleep." - Unknown |