Finishing #week1faith starting #week2hope

I feel a little lazy that I didnt post anything for 3 days. 

Anyway. Week 1 for faith is now complete. I wanted to share a few extra things I have learned and then begin my #week2hope posts. 

I have really enjoyed reading Preach My Gospel and the scriptures that go with these Christlike attributes. I hope you have enjoyed reading my insights. Again if you have found any insights of your own please comment and share or record them in your journal so that you can remember them. Remember whenever the Spirit speaks to you write it down so you can remember it and review it later. It will bless your life. 

So here it goes. These are some new insights I had about Faith. 

Am I a true Disciple of Christ? 

In the scriptures I studied it talked about being a diligent follower of Christ. Serving Him and obeying Him with all heart, might, mind and strength. So I asked myself am I doing this? Obviously no one is perfect though I do try my best. I liked something that Jeffrey R. Holland said. He stated ,  "You never “check your religion at the door.” Not ever."  

 I love this. We must be a disciple of all times. Not just on Sunday or when its convenient. Where we go should not change our beliefs. We need to be true followers of Christ 24/7.  

Like I said before no one is perfect. Though let us challenge ourselves to work our hardest to be an example of the believers at all times, in all things, and in all places. 

Doubt Not Fear Not. 

We have often heard this statement. Though recently I have really applied into my life. If we have true faith we need not fear. The Lord is on our side. Though what is wonderful is that He understands our anxieties, or our self doubts. Faith and fear can not exist in our hearts at the same time.  If we come to Christ He will calm our earthy fears and give us Heavenly hope. 

Christ Loves All People 

I love that in the scriptures it testifies that Christ loves all. He loves every kindred, nation, tongue and people. We have a physical testimony of this found in the Book Of Mormon. He came to visit the people of ancient America. And we know after His resurrection Christ visited others as well. Christ loves us and all no matter of ethnicity we are or what language we speak. He loves us. Let us love and care for all people as He does. 

Miracles Are Real

We can truly see miracles according to our faith and the will of God. Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us and truly have power to perform miracles. Some miracles are as simple as feeling their love during hard times or receiving an answer to prayers. Miracles also come from obeying commandments and being faithful and willing to be exactly obedient. 

On my mission we had a saying, "Obedience brings blessings, EXACT obedience brings Miracles. 

The Atonement Is Real

Imagine you are in court. You know you are guilty and are about to receive the death sentence. Then from the back the doors open and a dear friend you know comes in and says ,
"Take me instead. I will die if you let her go."
That is exactly what Christ did for us. He died for our sins so that we can be free from Physical and spiritual death. How loving is that? I can not even describe in earthy terms the Love I feel for and from my Savior. 

I can not express my gratitude enough. I testify that the atonement is there for us. Let us apply into our lives and repent of our sins and become better. 

Christ is Patient 

I am so grateful that Christ is so patient with me. I have made so many mistakes. It sometimes takes me time to return to Christ. I am grateful that Christ is long suffering and loving. He truly waits on us to turn from our sins and turn to Him. He is always there with hands out stretched waiting for us to reach out and take His hand and allow Him to lift us up. 

We have Small Minds God Understands All 

It is great to know that God is all knowing. With our small earthly minds we can not understand somethings that happen in our life. Some events might happen that we do not understand or that we might get sad about. Its like looking at one piece of a puzzle piece and trying to understand what the picture on the box is. Its great to know that God has a plan for us and that He sees and understands perfectly the full picture. 

Change of Heart 

We learn in the scriptures that many people go through a change of heart where they come to Christ. Great examples are Saul who became Paul. Alma the Elder and Alma the younger and the Lamanites who converted to the gospel.  We like these examples in the scriptures can truly have a change of heart where we align our goals and desires with the Lord and have no more desire to do wickedly but to do good continually. 

Repentance Brings Joy 

I read a scripture that talks about the joy of repentance. Faith leads us to repentance because we want to be clean and closer to Christ. Many people think of repentance as a hard chore to do. Yes it is difficult swallowing our pride and guilt to come to the Lord. Though when we do we take off the heavy burden of our sins and drop it at His scarred feet. He then takes away that burden by giving us forgiveness, peace and joy. 

Now On To #week2hope 

I hope you have enjoyed reading what I have learned and I hope you have gained new insights. Now I will start posting all about the Christlike attribute Hope. 

If you would like please join me by reading in Preach My Gospel Chapter 6 under Hope and post your insights on facebook with #week2hope.