Good Things To Come

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6.

Last night, Brad and I watched a clip from Mormon Messages on YouTube called "Good Things to Come." It was taken from a talk Elder Jeffery R. Holland gave in October 1999.

After watching the clip, I got to thinking how important it is for us to trust in our Savior during hard times, even when we feel like losing faith. We need to not give up... we need to keep trying. "There is help and happiness ahead," and Elder Holland said. "It will be alright in the end."

There have been moments in my life in which I thought I had hit rock bottom. There have been times when I felt like giving up, but didn't. I find that when I put my faith and trust in my Savior, that things generally work out in the end. Things might not have worked out the way I wanted them to, or may not have ended in a way I thought was ideal, but good things always come out of bad things.

Heavenly Father loves me and knows me personally. He knows me better than anyone else. He knows when I have to face difficult challenges, when I am angry, frustrated, or heartbroken. He knows what's best for me and what I can handle. I know that if I do my part and put my trust in Him, everything will work out fine in the end.

I loved the conclusion of the Mormon Message, when Elder Holland said:

"'Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead.' Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end.
Trust God and believe in good things to come."