I Know God Lives

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009

I know God Lives

Today as I held my new grandson Recker, I wondered how people could ever doubt that there is a God. Haleigh, Kayla, and I watched it rain and hail. I asked how some people can not see the Lord's hand in the beauty of the earth. Why do some people believe and some people not that there really is a God? Have the people who don't think so never felt the spirit touch them or ever seen a child take their first breath of life?

Today I was not feeling really well. Kayla and Haleigh came over, and we decided to relax and play with Recker. It rained most of the time, and it was beautiful, I love the winters in Arizona.

There is no way I can ever deny the hand of the Lord in my life leading me, guiding me, walking beside me, encouraging me with the beauty I see all around me, that He lives, and I have not been abandoned.  

One day, I walked from COSTCO to my car and let the rain hit my face. It was a private moment that brought me to tears. I imagined the rain were the tears from Heaven letting me know; He knows my pain and knows I can endure this. I can do anything with him on my side. 

I bear testimony tonight that when we allow the Lord to take our hand and guide us through our trials, instead of trying to find solutions that we think might be better, listen for the answers. God will help us. It's his promise as our Father. I know he had a son who died for us. He felt the pain I am feeling and that you are feeling. II know just as I hurt when my kids hurt, Heavenly Father hurts when we hurt. He wants to take away the pain. He has the power to take it away, but what would we learn if he did? This life is all about learning to be the best we can be, learning to endure to the end. In the end, if we have done all we can do to keep our promises to the Lord, to be a good person, share with others, keep the commandments and covenants we have made, then the Lord is bound by his word to also keep his promises he has made with all of his children to give us eternal life and live with him again. This is what I know to be accurate, I believe it with all my heart, and it is part of what fuels me to be a better person today than I was yesterday. Some days are easier than others, but I repent, say I'm sorry and try again the next day.