Saturday, August 27, 2011

Scripture Saturday — 1 Nephi 11:17


"I know that [God] loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things." (1 Nephi 11:17)

Sometimes I wish I could understand more about the challenges in my life and others' lives. Sometimes I yearn for answers even though I know it isn't intended for me to know everything.

I've discovered that 'why' questions are utterly useless—'Why me?' 'Why did this happen?' 'Why am I going through this?'

More effective are 'what' and 'how' questions—'What can I learn from this experience?' 'What is God trying to teach me?' 'How can I develop faith to overcome this trial?' 'How can I use this experience to bless the lives of others?'

Resisting the urge to ask 'why' requires faith. We can be aided in this decision as we develop the testimony Nephi had: "I do not know the meaning of this, but I know that God loves all of His children, including me."

When we understand that God loves us, we will be comfortable with the fact that we do not understand all things and that we will not understand all things in this life.

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