Prayer 22/100

Today I'm thankful for...

Extra time at home with L today

was great!

She was enjoying helping
me study my scriptures
and sucking

on my notebook.

The Word...

First of all, I'm enjoying my new scriptures so much!

Being able to read the same words I've been reading for

many, many years and see things I didn't see

from my old marked up scriptures.

I think the things I'd written and underlined

were distracting me from learning new things.

Today I was reading in 1 Nephi 15.

There is some good stuff in there.

Nephi just got back from his vision of

the Tree of Life and so much more.

He is exhausted from his experience

and overcome by his afflictions.

He just saw the destruction of his people.

His heart is heavy.

And what does he come back to at the 

tent of his father?

His brothers. Arguing about

the things their father had told them.

In verse 6 it says,

"And it came to pass that after I had received strength I spake unto my brethren, desiring to know of them the cause of their disputations."

The footnote for the word "strength" had some scriptures

about Moses and Joseph Smith

and how after they have a vision

they are exhausted and have to take time

to get their strength back.

I thought it was interesting that Nephi

has this experience that exhausts him

and makes him feel afflicted and sad.

He hears his brothers arguing,

but waits until he has received strength

before he goes to help them.

I know that when I'm not feeling 

very strong sometimes it is better

if I get some strength back before 

I help others, so I can give them

my full attention and really be able 

to help them.

When he talks to them, he asks "Have ye inquired of the Lord?"

They reply with a no the Lord isn't going to tell us that.

I loved what Nephi said to them in verse 11,

"Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?--If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you."

Do I harden my heart?

Do ask the Lord when I have questions

I would like answered?

Or do I get caught up in what

others are saying and arguing about?

I hope I can have the faith and diligence

I need to receive answers to my prayers.

On my heart...

I was kind of thinking today how

the last several days I haven't

been feeling all that great and

I haven't had much to say.

Today I've been thinking

all day about what I wanted

to say here.

...

I had something just now,

but got distracted and 

completely forgot.

I just have to laugh at myself

when this happens.

Well, it's still not coming back

to me..Maybe I'll remember for tomorrow.

God is good!