Forgiveness

Why is it so hard to forgive the people who you trust and love so much? Why is it so hard to forgive ourselves? Having a forgiving heart is a blessing, some people even have it as a spiritual gift.

3 Nephi 13:14-15

14 For, if ye ^aforgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

 

Ouch that definitely puts motivation forward to want to forgive more freely. We all need forgiveness in our lives because we are all imperfect beings. I remember as a new mother to my first child, I would see something that I did not approve of that another mother of another child would be doing I would say ,"I will never do that". Only to find myself doing the exact thing I had said I wouldn't a couple days later. Realizing that we are all prone to make mistakes and several of them daily when we accept this we learn what it is like to walk in other people's shoes. And that makes it easier to see things through their eyes and so when they do something to hurt us we can say, "it's ok I forgive you".lds.org

Buried

There have been times in my life when I have felt buried. Buried under the pressures of the world. Burried with busyness of things that really have little eternal reward. Buried with thoughts of wanting to overcome sin and challenges but not knowing exactly how to follow through with them.
 This winter was long the longest coldest I can remember. But somehow I rarely felt trapped, isolated or buried.
My kids had a total of 19 full or partial school days that they missed, a record high for the area. I heard a lot of complaints from other people about how they wanted their kids to be in school so they could get more done or go to work like normal. Not me, I loved having them home with me. Watching them all play together, using their imaginations hearing the excitement they had in their voice when they looked out the window and saw more snow tumbling down. reliving moments from my childhood with them remembering warm feelings of love and protection in a house filled with people that loved me.
I know for a fact that after a long winter here, where it seams like the sun will never shine hot again, Spring will come and things will all be replenished and new.

Ether 6:6-9

 6 And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind.

 7 And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being ^atight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ^bark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.

 8 And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were ^adriven forth before the wind.

 9 And they did ^asing praises unto the Lord; yea, the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did ^bthank and praise the Lord all the day long; and when the night came, they did not cease to praise the Lord.

 10 And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could break them, neither ^awhale that could mar them; and they did have light continually, whether it was above the water or under the water.

I have thought of the Jaredites many times wondering what it would be like to cross the sea in awkward barges that they built themselves. Buried in the sea and only relying on the Faith I have in Jesus Christ to bring me out of the depths so that they could have fresh air again. And also knowing that the Lord would bring you safely to the promised land. What an incredible miracle. I love this story. One of my favorites.

Putting my trust in the Lord gives me the hope that he will always bring me up, to the person I need and want to be.

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