LoNg TiMe nO SeE!!!!
Well, its been way too long since I posted anything. My apologies! But I'm back and ready to get things rollin' again. So let's just jump right into it.
I decided that we, (missionaries, people, Christians, whoever) just totally over complicate things.
THE GOSPEL IS SIMPLE!
God is simple. What He wants us to do is simple. I just want to get back to the basics. The most basic thing I can think of is...
FAITH
So a few thoughts:
First, faith is a principle of action and power. So basically, it means you have to DO something. For example, God says, "Hey I think you should drop everything in your life and go on a mission." Then I got to show my faith by saying, "I think I'd have to be crazy, but okay."
Remember the whole, faith vs. works deal? Guess what, it's both!
"Even so faith,
if it hath not works,
is dead,
being alone"
- James 2:17
See how easy that is?
Nephi described it perfectly. He was asked to do a hard thing (go get the scriptures from a murderous billionair) and the way he responded was,
"I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
For I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,
save He shall prepare a way for them
that they may accomplish the things which He commandeth them."
-1 Nephi 3:7
Nephi is the man. He just gets it, ya know? If God asks you to do something, no matter how crazy it seems, just do it - it's not like he's going to ask you to do something without making it possible.
Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
Second, how do you get faith?
1 - Keep the commandments
2 - Study the scriptures.
*** 'nuff said ***
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