Need a pick me up? I hear you. Here is some comforting news for you: there is a God. He is your Heavenly Father and He loves you very much. He cares for you and wants you to be happy. Need some proof? In 2 Nephi 2:25 (in the Book of Mormon) it says "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy." Whenever I've read this scripture, I've always thought of it in a general sense, but this morning I read an article that put it in a different light:
"Sister Butts is, that she might have joy."
God wants me to be happy in my life. He does! Everything he has done or will do is with the purpose to have me be truly happy.
This is why he has given so many beautiful things on this Earth to be grateful for. If I just pause to look around me at the sky, the grass, the birds...I feel his love. I feel happy. :)
This is why he has given me commandments. He knows what actions will lead me to destruction, so he has given me rules I must follow to keep me safe. When I do, I feel joyful. :)
This is why he has given me trials. When I'm just coasting through a summer day with nothing to challenge me, I feel pretty lifeless. But when I'm expected to do something hard, and I work at it over and over again I find satisfaction. It may be hard at first, but in the end I am satisfied. :)
Scriptures, church, friends and family, leaders like President Thomas S. Monson, the list goes on of the things God has given me. All for what? All for the sake of true happiness. The kind that stays. The kind that is real. You can't find it in a store, on a shelf, or on a specific day.
All it takes is open eyes, an open heart, and a willingness to accept Christ more fully in your life. "[You] are, that [you] might have joy." Find the real stuff. Let me know how it goes. :)
