"Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend." (Mosiah 4:9)Where does our trust lie? In whom do we believe? How can we show more fully our willingness to obey God? Why does it always seem so hard?
When we are first asked to accomplish a seemingly hard task, our natural instinct is to run away. To duck our heads so we won't face the brutal opposition. Jonah was afraid enough that he boarded a ship in a desperate attempt to flee from the presence of the Lord. Many times we try to flee from the Lord as well. We may wake up late and convince ourselves that it is too late to go out now, that we'll be able to get to it next time. Or we may receive an invitation to go somewhere else when we know that the Lord would have us do his work. Whatever the case may be, it is up to us to muster up the Faith to do hard things.
"For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things." (2 Nephi 2:11) Without opposition we would not survive. If the gravitational force of the Earth was not here, then we would all just float out into the deep dark vacuum of space. But thankfully, we have gravity to keep us all here with those we love. Thus, opposition is an important principle. If so, then overcoming opposition is even more important! Let us build our Faith in God that he has all power and that "the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." (1 Nephi 3:7)
He knows each of us personally. He knows our weaknesses, and He knows how we can overcome them. "He will take upon him their infirmities, . . . That he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities." (Alma 7:12) "Come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation." (Omni 1:26)
