I went to my closet to get dressed. . .

And the blouse that I wanted was curled up in a ball on the floor, stinky, wrinkled beyond repair, and unwearable.

Panic set in.

In my mind this was a disaster.

I was nervous enough for the job interview, and now my planned outfit wasn’t going to work out?!

Immediately, I folded my arms and said a quick prayer. ⁣

I asked for comfort to calm my heart, and for me to figure out what to do next.

I looked at my closet, found a new shirt I felt confident about, and I was in my car just a few minutes later. ⁣

As I was driving to the interview, I was praying that I would interview well, that I would get the job if it was His will. . .

And then I laughed a bit. ⁣

Had I really just prayed about what shirt I was wearing?⁣!

This is my favorite thing that I’ve learned about my loving Father in Heaven:

There’s nothing too big AND nothing too small for Him to care about. ⁣

Alma testified, “I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind.” (Alma 36:27)

Every single kind of trouble.

He’ll support us through the heartbreaking tragedies. The big stuff.

But He’ll also support us when we can’t find the shirt we wanted to wear.

He’ll support us when we don’t know how to respond to some contention in our calling.

He’ll support us when we are sad to miss out on something we were excited for.

He’ll support us when we forget something that causes a little inconvenience.

God really will support us through every single kind of trial and trouble that we can have.

We just need to remember to actually turn to Him whenever any sort of trouble sets in.

If it matters to you, it matters to Him.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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We will be perplexed and confused as to why we have to experience what we experience. ⁣

We will be persecuted, sometimes by those who should love us most. ⁣

We will be cast down in society or our communities. ⁣

Life will be hard.

It is hard. ⁣

For some reason, I think we constantly need to remind ourselves of this.

It’s so easy to jump to:

“It’s not fair”

“What did I do to deserve this?”⁣

But we are guaranteed that these hard times will come to us. ⁣

It’s okay to feel troubled, perplexed, persecuted, and cast down. ⁣

But, thanks to our loving Savior:⁣

We do not need to feel distressed. ⁣

We need not despair. ⁣

We are not forsaken or forgotten. ⁣

We will not be destroyed. ⁣

Life is hard.

Really hard sometimes.

But we have our Good Shepherd with us. ⁣

He will not let the hard times destroy us if we turn to him.

We don’t have to be stressed out and in utter chaos.

We are not forgotten, ever! ⁣

Life is hard, but it doesn’t need to be miserable. ⁣

“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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