I realized I hadn’t knelt down to say a prayer in a while.
Despite being very consistent with my daily prayers for most of my life, I had just experienced a whole bunch of life changes and I stopped.
After a couple of weeks without specific prayers, I had a surprising thought:
“Wow, my testimony is still strong and my life hasn’t gotten any harder. Maybe daily prayer isn’t that important.”
I didn’t like the thought, but it was swirling in the back of my mind.
A few days later, I was sitting in church and heard a talk that gave me an idea.
I was going to give it a try.
For the next week, I would say my prayers every day again and see what happened.
I told Heavenly Father of my plans, pretty sure that my week wouldn’t actually change much.
I (truly and sincerely) wanted Him to prove the importance of daily prayer to me.
And then I prayed for a week.
I received new personal revelation. The Spirit was so present in my life. I felt peace from God in the perfect moment. I saw miracles in my life.
God completely proved daily prayer to me.
Remember Laman and Lemuel in the Book of Mormon?
When they couldn’t understand what their father was prophesying about, they were frustrated.
Their brother Nephi said, “Have ye inquired of the Lord?”
And the two brothers said, “We have not; for the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us.” (1 Nephi 15:8-9)
Have you ever asked the Lord to prove a principle to you and then acted in faith?
Daniel did.
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days”. (Daniel 1:12)
Ten days.
And the Lord came through.
How could we take this same attitude and humbly ask for the Lord to prove a principle that maybe we need some help with?
Don’t “get” the temple? Maybe try going once a week for 10 weeks with a prayerful heart and see what the Lord proves.
Think family scripture study doesn’t work for your situation? Maybe try making sacrifices for 10 days to do it and see what the Lord proves.
Don’t believe you can actually forgive that person? Maybe spend 10 days acting like you have and praying for special help and see what the Lord proves.
When I’ve come with a sincere heart, I’ve learned I can trust the Lord to prove His word.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
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