Tonight I went to my Stake Conference Adult Session, it was awesome :) So many parts of the different talks stood out to me, but the one impression I had that was the strongest for me was when our Stake President said that Christ was the Great Healer. That is just one of His many titles; He is so many things to us. Some of the many titles He has been given are: Advocate, Alpha and Omega, The Annointed One, Bread of Life, Cornerstone of our religion, Creator, Deliverer, Exemplar, Firstborn Son, Good Shepherd, Holy One of Israel, Jehovah, King, Lamb of God, Light of the World, Lord, Mediator, Messiah, Only Begotten Son, Redeemer, Rock, Savior, and the Word. So what is He to you? What do you need Him to be today?
Tonight I need Jesus Christ to be my Mediator, my Rock and my Savior. I need His help coming back into alignment with my Heavenly Father, I need Him to guide me. I need His steadiness to build upon and rely upon when the winds and waves throw themselves upon me. I need His saving grace and redemption applied to my life.
Take a look at these different titles, He is so many things to us. Tomorrow I might need Him to be something else. I'm going to look at His names and see what they mean in the Bible Dictionary, or Index and Topical Guide at www.lds.org. Then I'm going to seek Him in the role I need. Will you try it too and post your thoughts?
Chat with you soon!
Signed,
Sarah
sarah, tonight I read and thought about Him as my Shepherd. Sheep follow good shepherds because they know that they can trust the shepherds to keep them safe and to give them everything they need. I asked myself if I was truly listening for His voice and heartening to His counsel. I realized that while I am doing OK in this regard, there are still some ways in which I need to come out from among the wicked and touch not their unclean things (Alma 5:57). I resolved to eliminate some questionable media offerings in my life so that I can truly follow Him.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen for your comment! Your honesty is appreciated, I have been thinking the same thing about media in my life. I realized that I only have so much time in a day and I should be picky about what I spend my time on, I want it to be uplifting and purposeful. It's time I stepped up to the bar of living what I believe to the fullest.
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