Inasmuch as ye are humble and faithful and call upon my name, behold, I will give you the victory. – Doctrine and Covenants 104:82
The Invitation … Pray
-Learn to recognize the steady rhythm of the One who accompanies you along the race by reading Moroni 7:26.
The Journey
-Ponder the five characteristics of prayer given in the verse. How will remembering these make your prayers more meaningful? Choose one step that you would like to focus on.
-As you kneel to pray tonight, thank your Heavenly Father for His Son, Jesus Christ. Share with Him the reasons why you are grateful for the Savior. Let Him know what your knowledge of Christ means to you.
My Experience …
Prayer is a little tricky for me. Not that I don’t believe, but because it is so much easier for me to talk to someone face to face. I have a lot of work to do in this area. I have learned over the past year that I NEED to rely on my Savior. I can’t make it through this life on my own. I have learned to communicate better over the course of this last year.
In the beginning of this chapter, the author talks about how she used to run a 10K (about 6 miles) every year with her parents. She talked about how she loved passing the person who handed out drinks and then how she liked the corner that her family would all be standing at cheering her own. She also mentioned that it was mile 5 that always got her. This is where she wanted to always give up or take a rest or even walk. It was then that her father would count out her pace and help her through the tricky mile. She would match his pace and by mile 6 she was once again setting her pace and running her race.
I feel like I have run the same race. My life has not been easy. I have made it through miles 1 through 4. I’m in mile 5 so to speak. Last year, I really just wanted to throw in the towel. I wanted to walk and rest. However, that is when the Savior started counting out the pace and helped me match Him. I think we are finally coming to then end of mile 5.
I love the scripture that is the reading for today. “…Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.” This is very powerful. When I think about it, I realize that Heavenly Father is just waiting to bless me. All I have to do is ask. I have to work, but I have to ask to receive those blessings.
I’ve decided that I want to take this daily challenge and really apply it. I want to work asking in faith and believing that the answers will come. A lot of the time, I ask, hoping that the answer will be good. There are a couple of things that I really want to ask for. I know that I need to weigh some of the options and put in some more effort in what solutions would be best for me. When I figure those options out, I really want to ask with faith, believing that He will bless me with what is right and good.
While I have a hard time with prayer sometimes, I know that it works. I have had many prayers answered. I have felt the strength of prayer when I have kneeled and petitioned my Father. I have felt the peace that comes when others have said prayers in my behalf. I cannot deny the power and affect of prayer in my life. I can only do better with my expressions to my Heavenly Father. I’m thankful that I can speak with Him and feel both His love and my Saviors love.
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