Having So Much Faith...
Greetings -
Are you all experiencing the same crazy fog that we are? It seems like we have been trapped in a blanket of fog for almost 3 days now. I had to get up this morning and scrape a layer of ice off the windows. It was not frost, but a nice layer of fog induced ice. Crazy stuff.
The discussions around our home have been interesting this week. I know that I have learned a great deal. As I review the pondering the week, I feel that my words today are strongly influenced by them.
Alma 34:4-5
"Yea, even that ye would have so much faith as even to plant the word in your hearts, that ye may try the experiment of its goodness."
"And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be no Christ."
First - "...even that ye would have so much faith..." Isn't this a question we all deal with? How much faith do we have? Am I really asking, seeking, desiring with true faith? As it is stated in verse 5, "the great question".
I have thought a great deal about faith. I question my own faith and the power thereof all the time. Sometimes I feel so connected and then others I find myself falling into the same old routine that does not feel connected. Have you ever felt that way? Even this morning I was pondering the words of King Benjamin as he talked to the people of Zarahelma long ago. Mosiah 3:18-19. He was had been visited ab angel who delivered this message.
Have you ever been visited by an angel? I cannot say that I have physically seen an angel from God, but wonder if I have been visited. Mosiah talks about man falling from a spiritual realm to a physical realm. The fall did not seem to be that far, he was removed from the garden of Eden. Now, this is just me speaking, no doctrinal proof, but I do wonder.
We know that all things were created spiritually before they were created physically. Could it be that both realm are here on earth, but because of our carnal state, we no longer see the spiritual? Was that the fall, the desire to be more carnal than spiritual?
Benjamin, Alma, every prophet past and present have exhorted us to seek to master our physical/natural being to one that is also spiritual. Will our eyes be open then to see spiritually?
Back to my comment, I wonder if I have visited. There are many times that I have heard and felt the guidance of the spiritual revelation, but I have not seen it clearly. I have to try and figure out what the messenger is trying to help me see. I have to work it out, test it, plant it, help it grow.
Isn't this what personal revelation is all about? We ask, we receive, but because we may not be completely sincere or believing, we do not fully see, spiritually. As we plant it, apply it, and start to help it grow, it becomes clearer to us and we adapt/change the way we nurture it.
If a seed is planted and it starts to grow, but the winds are strong, do we not support it with braces until it is strong enough to grow on its own?
Don't we all have to do this, regardless of our position? Verse 5, the great question. Was this word in Jesus? Was he, is he the only begotten of God the Father? Is he the prophesied Christ?
Did he learn and grow any differently than we do? Are we not sons and daughters of God? Do we not have the same potential? As we grow, can we not learn more and more about the responsibility of seeing spiritually, regardless of our calling and status, we all have to learn.
Ok, this is a hard thought to share in written word. I would love to talk about it any time. I don't know that I will be able to express the feelings that I have any better, but I know how I feel. I cannot deny the witnesses I have received. I only hope that we will each find our own personal witness of Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Redeemer.
The week -
It has been another roller coaster of adventure.
The Queen jumped on an aeroplane and spent most of the week in the Windy City. She has share some of her adventures with me, but not all. It does not seem like we have had much time together the past couple days. Not blaming anyone, but it is just busy.
The Professor has also had a busy week. It has been filled with trips, slips, and falls. She has been in the rain, the fog, and among friends. I appreciate her attention to detail and commitment to lighten the burdens.
Tall Man has been waiting this week. We were pleasantly surprised to be invited over to dinner with Ehl-Bo and her family. We had a wonderful visit and are always amazed to see how much Lego is growing.
Puddin waiting as well. We think of him daily and are waiting with anticipation of a final outcome of his efforts. Lady Hawkins jumped back into studies with both feet.
SnackPack is on another adventure. It has been a stressful week. We are here to love and support him. I know I have really enjoyed the conversations. I am grateful for his willingness to help me as well.
There you have it, a bunch of rambling and little less rant.
Have a wonderful week.
Are you all experiencing the same crazy fog that we are? It seems like we have been trapped in a blanket of fog for almost 3 days now. I had to get up this morning and scrape a layer of ice off the windows. It was not frost, but a nice layer of fog induced ice. Crazy stuff.
The discussions around our home have been interesting this week. I know that I have learned a great deal. As I review the pondering the week, I feel that my words today are strongly influenced by them.
Alma 34:4-5
"Yea, even that ye would have so much faith as even to plant the word in your hearts, that ye may try the experiment of its goodness."
"And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be no Christ."
First - "...even that ye would have so much faith..." Isn't this a question we all deal with? How much faith do we have? Am I really asking, seeking, desiring with true faith? As it is stated in verse 5, "the great question".
I have thought a great deal about faith. I question my own faith and the power thereof all the time. Sometimes I feel so connected and then others I find myself falling into the same old routine that does not feel connected. Have you ever felt that way? Even this morning I was pondering the words of King Benjamin as he talked to the people of Zarahelma long ago. Mosiah 3:18-19. He was had been visited ab angel who delivered this message.
Have you ever been visited by an angel? I cannot say that I have physically seen an angel from God, but wonder if I have been visited. Mosiah talks about man falling from a spiritual realm to a physical realm. The fall did not seem to be that far, he was removed from the garden of Eden. Now, this is just me speaking, no doctrinal proof, but I do wonder.
We know that all things were created spiritually before they were created physically. Could it be that both realm are here on earth, but because of our carnal state, we no longer see the spiritual? Was that the fall, the desire to be more carnal than spiritual?
Benjamin, Alma, every prophet past and present have exhorted us to seek to master our physical/natural being to one that is also spiritual. Will our eyes be open then to see spiritually?
Back to my comment, I wonder if I have visited. There are many times that I have heard and felt the guidance of the spiritual revelation, but I have not seen it clearly. I have to try and figure out what the messenger is trying to help me see. I have to work it out, test it, plant it, help it grow.
Isn't this what personal revelation is all about? We ask, we receive, but because we may not be completely sincere or believing, we do not fully see, spiritually. As we plant it, apply it, and start to help it grow, it becomes clearer to us and we adapt/change the way we nurture it.
If a seed is planted and it starts to grow, but the winds are strong, do we not support it with braces until it is strong enough to grow on its own?
Don't we all have to do this, regardless of our position? Verse 5, the great question. Was this word in Jesus? Was he, is he the only begotten of God the Father? Is he the prophesied Christ?
Did he learn and grow any differently than we do? Are we not sons and daughters of God? Do we not have the same potential? As we grow, can we not learn more and more about the responsibility of seeing spiritually, regardless of our calling and status, we all have to learn.
Ok, this is a hard thought to share in written word. I would love to talk about it any time. I don't know that I will be able to express the feelings that I have any better, but I know how I feel. I cannot deny the witnesses I have received. I only hope that we will each find our own personal witness of Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Redeemer.
The week -
It has been another roller coaster of adventure.
The Queen jumped on an aeroplane and spent most of the week in the Windy City. She has share some of her adventures with me, but not all. It does not seem like we have had much time together the past couple days. Not blaming anyone, but it is just busy.
The Professor has also had a busy week. It has been filled with trips, slips, and falls. She has been in the rain, the fog, and among friends. I appreciate her attention to detail and commitment to lighten the burdens.
Tall Man has been waiting this week. We were pleasantly surprised to be invited over to dinner with Ehl-Bo and her family. We had a wonderful visit and are always amazed to see how much Lego is growing.
Puddin waiting as well. We think of him daily and are waiting with anticipation of a final outcome of his efforts. Lady Hawkins jumped back into studies with both feet.
SnackPack is on another adventure. It has been a stressful week. We are here to love and support him. I know I have really enjoyed the conversations. I am grateful for his willingness to help me as well.
There you have it, a bunch of rambling and little less rant.
Have a wonderful week.
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