Repentance
Just as a young baseball player needs repetition to refine his ability, you and I need practice in responding to errors, mistakes, and sin.
I had frequently walked into my mother’s room to find her kneeling in prayer during my childhood.
Like the original $500 price of our new Christmas tree, the price that Jesus was willing to pay for our souls establishes our great worth.
We too can know that God is merciful and involved in our own lives.
“Part of life is coming up against obstacles such as pornography and pandemics and conquering them, destructive as they are.” (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland)
Heavenly Father is aware of me and will not leave me comfortless, but it is my responsibility to reach out and use those tools He has made available for me.
My Addiction Recovery Program support group meetings have become one of the holiest places on the earth for me.
I worried too much about what others would think, and I spent the next four years striving to repent.
President Nelson reminds of the Creator’s call for each of us to abandon attitudes of prejudice against any group or individual.
I needed to “empty my backpack” and no longer worry about problems that were not mine.
Our priorities will be clear when our hearts are ready to receive the answers.