Scorchi made some wonderful comments in the last post, so I suggest that you read those comments. I also suggest that you read a conference talk by Henry B. Eyring, called O Remember, Remember. Here's a quote from that talk:
My point is to urge you to find ways to recognize and remember God’s kindness . . .
And the challenge to remember has always been the hardest for those who are blessed abundantly. Those who are faithful to God are protected and prospered. That comes as the result of serving God and keeping His commandments. But with those blessings comes the temptation to forget their source. It is easy to begin to feel the blessings were granted not by a loving God on whom we depend but by our own powers.
Later on, he says:
There is a simple cure for the terrible malady of forgetting God, His blessings, and His messages to us. Jesus Christ promised it to His disciples when He was about to be crucified, resurrected, and then taken away from them to ascend in glory to His Father. They were concerned to know how they would be able to endure when He was no longer with them.
Here is the promise. It was fulfilled for them then. It can be fulfilled for all of us now:
“These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”5
The key to the remembering that brings and maintains testimony is receiving the Holy Ghost as a companion. It is the Holy Ghost who helps us see what God has done for us.
Take time to read Brother Eyring's talk. He urges us to notice and record our many blessings as a way to see the hand of God in our lives. And that will help us remember.
I keep thinking about this concept and how difficult it is. I was just reading in D&C 137:9 that we will be judged by our works and THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS.
ReplyDeleteI think we can tell whether we do always remember Him in two ways: 1-by our actions. What we do on a daily basis reflects whether we are remembering Him. Some things I would never do because it would ruin my relationship with my Father in Heaven, and I'm sure there are other things that I need to examine to see if they reflect remembering Him. As we make our choices, we can look at them and see if they reflect that our desire to be with God govern what we do. If they don't, then we are not always remembering Him.
2. If we desire to go to the movie more than to watch conference, or if we desire riches more than activity in the Church, then we are not always remembering Him.
We don't want to judge others, but we can analyze our own lives by the desires of our hearts and our actions to see if they reflect one who is remembering Him.