Day 2 - Christ's Help

Day 2  (April 8, 2011)

      Question:  Am I seeking Christ’s help?

      Read:

      Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;  and lean not unto thine own understanding.  

            “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

      2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:  for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

            “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake:  for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

      Jacob 4:7 – “Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.”

      Ether 12:27 – “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness.  I give unto men weakness that they may be humble;  and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me, and have faith in me;  for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.”

      Ponder:  Am I seeking the Lord’s help in all I think and do?  How can He help me overcome my weakness?

      (at the start of the day)   First of all I do need the Lord’s help in all things, but sometimes it seems I am always too busy to stop and ask for His help, which makes me too busy to do the things I’m supposed to do.  My biggest challenge today is to simply kneel at the start of this day and ask.

      (at the end of the day)   So I made the effort.  I did kneel in prayer.  I did ask for strength to withstand temptation – especially when it comes to the foods I eat.  But I think it has a lot more to do with the doing than the asking.  I actually left the Starbursts at work alone!  But I ate part of a molasses cookie later.  I guess the important thing is that I was really satisfied with only part of the cookie.  Normally I wouldn’t stop until the entire thing was gone (these are BIG cookies).   It’s too easy to ask for help with things in our prayers and then forget to look for the ways our prayers have been answered.  At that point we start to think we did it ourselves, when in reality we needed every ounce of help that our Savior gave us.  If He can help me with my major trials, He is certainly available to help me with my little trials, like losing weight and reclaiming this precious gift of body I’ve been given.