We each have times in our life where we think to ourselves "God has forgetten me." or "God never answered my prayer." We look at the immediate circumstance we are in. I have these same feelings alot. I look back at my day sometimes and say what a crappy day, nothing good happened. When I reflect more carefully though I see the tender mercies of the lord, and I can see his many blessings in my life.
A big problem we all face is that we forget. We have experiences that are given to us to build our faith and we forget. We pray at times for guidance and direction and we don't recognize when God sends us the answer. Sometimes it is in a different way than we were expecting. I know that the Lord does answer each and every prayer. If we truly reflect upon it we will see the Lords influence in our lives.
I think of a story I heard a couple of months ago, it goes like this:
I know that the Lord does answer prayers and that he does guide us in our lives. May we all remember the blessings he has given us.
I love this post. Isn't it true that sometimes, if we are not looking for the hand of God, we can completely miss it? Just taking some time everyday, to remember, we can recognize His tender mercies in a much clearer way. And recognizing those tender mercies helps us to feel much closer to Him and know that He cares about us and that He is involved in our lives. Great way of helping me to remember to remember!
ReplyDeleteVery true! "The Lord works with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards [us] that put our Trust in Him." (Mosiah 29:20) I like this video clip too...I need to write in my journal!!!
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