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Learning by faith

The other day I went to visit someone that I don’t know very well and we discussed many things. She is of a different faith than I am and admittedly I am limited to what I do know about other faiths. Yet, we appeared to be on the same page with very few differences. We talked about what a struggle it is at times when you are not always sure of what to do and ask for guidance and then still don’t know what to do. Those are the times that require us to make a decision and have faith and step into the dark, scary as that is. You will soon find out if it was the right decision or not. We are here to struggle and learn. She also gave me an answer to a question I had thought of earlier in the day. I wondered how can I stop the bad habit that distances me from who I want to become. You would think as much as I read and study that this habit would disappear on its own, but no, I have to recognize it and work on it. Anyway, we were talking and she had told me that since she was a small child she would never want to let her Heavenly Father down, or disappoint him. This was the answer to my problem. It is so simple!! The other wording of this would be having faith as a child and that is exactly how a child would think. I’ve used that thought in my head now, that I don’t want to let Heavenly Father down and I have actually improved. Not that I am perfect, but I have improved in this circumstance. I was open to receiving an answer and when it came I recognized it. I had faith that Heavenly Father could answer me and he did. At the same time, he allowed me to understand a concept that helps me to improve, one that I will use again. This proves that some things can only be learned by faith.