Can you imagine being driven out of your home, being taxed 50% of all your possessions, having enemies come to battle against you, and watching family and friends being killed?
And then some good news comes:
The people from Zarahemla have arrived to save you!
Can you imagine the joy?
Your “saviors” had come!
The miracle you had been praying for had arrived!
This is exactly what King Limhi’s people experienced.
But King Limhi wanted to correct his people.
He taught them that the people from Zarahelma, while helpful, were not their literal saviors.
He reminded them where their actual trust should be:
“Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God.” (Mosiah 7:19)
When we trust in earthly results, we will miss out on the true joy that comes from focusing on the Savior.
If we are just waiting to feel joy until a rescue party comes from Zarahemla
Or waiting for a difficult trial to end
Our waiting for our health to change
Or waiting for that event
Or waiting for our kid to master potty training…
Then we are putting our trust in the result a little bit higher than our trust in God.
The people from Zarahemla were not the ones who saved Limhi’s people—
God saved them.
We don’t have to wait for the solution before we display our ultimate trust in God, and realize that a higher happiness and peace can be experienced right now.
Our joy and happiness can be found now when we put our trust in God!
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
2 Responses
Your insight and application of the scriptures into your daily life is amazing. I always love reading your posts. They have helped me deepen my perspective of the scriptures and challenged me to look for ways to apply them to my life more. Thank you for what you do!!
Thank you so much! That means so much to me ❤️