The other day, I had an afternoon where everything seemed to go wrong.
When it was finally bedtime, I walked into my room and pulled out my scriptures.
I was exhausted.
But knew I needed the blessings of scripture study more than ever.
As I took a deep breath and started to read, I knew I could expect peace and inspiration.
I find this promise so reassuring:
“When we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.” (D&C 130:21)
I remember someone once telling me that we shouldn’t want to do good things and become good people only because of the blessings.
I agree 100%.
Obeying because we love the Lord and desire to become like Him is the best motivation!
But sometimes… life is rough.
And I think it’s okay to want blessings.
I knew God wouldn’t take away all my trials as soon as I read my scriptures that evening.
But I was focused on the blessings I knew God could provide through His holy word.
And guess what?
I did feel peace and inspiration.
My problems were still there, but God blessed me with a calming perspective.
We should absolutely want to obey the commandments because we love God and want to become more like Him.
But, on the off chance that you also need some blessings right now…
It’s always good to add a booster of obedience into our lives.
“Obedience makes us progressively stronger, capable of faithfully enduring tests and trials in the future.” – Robert D. Hales
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
