My roommates walked in with a slurpee and a soda for me to cheer me up.

But I wasn’t in the mood.

I was a grump for the next few days.

In my mind, my friends were asking too many questions and being too overwhelming.

I just wanted to be alone and deal with my emotions from the door that had just been shut in my life.

I kept being sad, and I didn’t want to stop.

I realized I didn’t want to be comforted yet.

A few days later, I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

NOW I was ready for comfort and support from friends and family.

Now I was ready for treats and parties and talking about it.

Now I was ready to pray for comfort and to turn to the scriptures.

I’ve learned that we have to be ready for comfort from others.

I’m sure that as soon as something heartbreaking and difficult happens in our lives, our Heavenly Father is ready to send His Spirit as a comforter.

Sometimes, we are ready right away and crave that comfort.

And other times, we need some space before we are really ready to accept that comfort.

D&C 98:1 “Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, LET your hearts be comforted”.

We have a part to play in receiving comfort, in allowing our hearts to feel the comfort that God is willing to offer.

It’s okay if we aren’t ready yet.

But when we are, we can let our hearts feel the comfort that our kind Heavenly Father wishes to give to us.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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I’ve had a lot of you message me some really difficult things you are having to deal with.

Lost jobs. Scarcity of supplies for young moms. Cancelled trips. Cancelled graduations and performances. Reduced income. Health concerns. Huge unknowns.

Jacob preaches in our Come Follow Me study from this week about how the Spirit speaks of things as they REALLY are.

Isn’t that interesting?

Because we usually associate the Spirit with bringing “happy” emotions.

But if things in your life aren’t really “happy” right now, then that’s not his job at the moment.

I have been shocked but comforted when the Spirit has told me:

To just be sad.

To be disappointed.

To live in a state of “unknown” and not be comfortable with it.

The Spirit confirms my feelings.

“You’re right, this is sad.”

“This is so disappointing to lose that opportunity.”

“Things are about to get really complicated.”

But my favorite part about the Spirit is that he doesn’t just stop with telling us things as they really are.

He also tells us things as they REALLY will be.

He reminds us that the outcome has already been determined.

Christ wins.

And there is peace to be found through him and his example.

So dwell in whatever emotion you are in right now. Pour your soul out to Heavenly Father and let Him send His Holy Spirit to confirm the confusing state we are in right now.

But then allow him to show you how things will be in the future. No matter how long it takes to get there.

There is peace in Christ. 

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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