This post is based on a recent General Conference talk called "Your Next Step" by Elder Randall K. Bennett. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.
He mentioned,
"Your loving Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, invite you to take your next step toward Them. Don’t wait. Take it now. We have heaven’s help because of Jesus Christ and His Atonement. The Savior said, “If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.” When faith is exercised, faith increases.
Let’s consider together three principles that will help us on our journey back to our Father in Heaven.
Become as a Child: The Savior taught that to inherit the kingdom of God, we must become as a little child. So, spiritually speaking, the first principle is that we need to do what we did as children.
With childlike humility and willingness to focus on our Father in Heaven and our Savior, we take steps toward Them, never giving up hope, even if we fall. Our loving Heavenly Father rejoices in each and every faithful step, and if we fall, He rejoices in each effort to get back up and try again.
Act with Faith: Our willingness to take a step is not just met; it is exceeded by the Lord’s promised blessings. Heavenly Father and our Savior are eager to bless us. After all, They ask only for one-tenth of what They bless us with and then promise that the windows of heaven will open!
Whenever we willingly act with faith in Jesus Christ and take another step, especially an uncomfortable step requiring change or repentance, we are blessed with strength.
Overcome the Natural Man: We must counter the natural man’s tendency to procrastinate, to put off, or to give up. As we progress along the covenant path, we will make mistakes, some multiple times.
Some of us struggle with behaviors or addictions we feel powerless to overcome. But faith in Heavenly Father and in Jesus Christ is a principle of action and power. If we are willing to act, we will be blessed with the strength to repent and with the strength to change.
We fail only if we fail to take another faithful step forward. We will not, we cannot, fail if we are faithfully yoked to the Savior. He who has never failed and will never fail us!"
I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/your-next-step
He mentioned,
"Your loving Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, invite you to take your next step toward Them. Don’t wait. Take it now. We have heaven’s help because of Jesus Christ and His Atonement. The Savior said, “If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.” When faith is exercised, faith increases.
Let’s consider together three principles that will help us on our journey back to our Father in Heaven.
Become as a Child: The Savior taught that to inherit the kingdom of God, we must become as a little child. So, spiritually speaking, the first principle is that we need to do what we did as children.
With childlike humility and willingness to focus on our Father in Heaven and our Savior, we take steps toward Them, never giving up hope, even if we fall. Our loving Heavenly Father rejoices in each and every faithful step, and if we fall, He rejoices in each effort to get back up and try again.
Whenever we willingly act with faith in Jesus Christ and take another step, especially an uncomfortable step requiring change or repentance, we are blessed with strength.
Overcome the Natural Man: We must counter the natural man’s tendency to procrastinate, to put off, or to give up. As we progress along the covenant path, we will make mistakes, some multiple times.
Some of us struggle with behaviors or addictions we feel powerless to overcome. But faith in Heavenly Father and in Jesus Christ is a principle of action and power. If we are willing to act, we will be blessed with the strength to repent and with the strength to change.
We fail only if we fail to take another faithful step forward. We will not, we cannot, fail if we are faithfully yoked to the Savior. He who has never failed and will never fail us!"
I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/your-next-step
Stay Tuned until next time.
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