I felt like God spoke to me with these verses during my regular scripture reading the other night. These verses are in 2 Nephi chapter 31.
19 And now, my beloved [Erin], after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
21 And now, behold, my beloved [Erin], this is the away; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
I feel like this was a push to GET MOVING! Now that I'm out of the hardest part (I hope), I can't just sit here. I need to keep moving. I admit that I have slowed down a bit in the past few weeks, and that is very dangerous. So after I read this, I finally completed my assignment my sponsor gave me like four weeks ago. I had family scriptures with my family, too. It's vital that I keep going forward.
Also, these beautiful verses filled me with hope, reassurance, and encouragement.
Yay!
Fantastic post. and verses. Nephi is EASILY my favorite prophet with Captain Moroni (the ultimate warrior) being a close second. I relate to him well. Read 2 Nephi 4....he almost sounds like an addict!
ReplyDeleteKeep moving Erin! Keep going!! But don't get cocky...gotta stay humble. :) :)
I don't think there is any "sounds like" about it - I think he is perfectly describing how addiction feels! Thanks for pointing that out!
Deleteoh, yes, I love the Psalm of Nephi. I certainly relate to it! I have also wondered if he had an addiction, even to something like anger or something like that.
DeleteI am trying to stay humble! It's difficult to find that balance, because I know that I couldn't have made it here without the grace and power of my God, but I also know I couldn't have made it this far without my choices. I give a little, He gives a lot; I give a little more, He gives a lot more.
Thanks for the un-sugar-coated reminder! :) For real.
I love this. I need this positiveness right now. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks for reading! Love you so much.
DeleteGreat job Erin! I hadn't visited the blog in a while, and not that I have I see that you have started posting way more often! That is great. I'll keep you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteoh, thanks, Race! I appreciate your prayers and your support!
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