So, I was in the kitchen and I started thinking some mean thoughts. Condemning kinds. The ones that stir pots and fester cankers of anger and irritation inside me. Remember the cartoons where the character is in a quandry and suddenly a lightbulb appears...an idea to resolve the quandry! Well, my lightbulb moment came, while I was talking to myself.
The light illuminated inside my mind and I realized that mean, rebellious, unkind, comparative, rumorous, murmurous, irritative, contentious...and so on and so forth...are perfected by the devil. And that he owns them and wants me to own them too. NO THANKS! The dilemma is I have been listening! Too often.
And then I thought about the scripture stories of people that lived peaceably. This scripture came to my mind.
Mosiah 4:12-13
10 And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them.
11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing gsteadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
13 And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due.
Which led to this thought from 4 Nephi...
13 And it came to pass that there was no contention among all the people, in all the land; but there were mighty miracles wrought among the disciples of Jesus.
And then this last connection of scriptures from Jacob 3
2 O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love; for ye may, if your minds are firm, forever.
So, there is a cure for this epidemic.
The light illuminated inside my mind and I realized that mean, rebellious, unkind, comparative, rumorous, murmurous, irritative, contentious...and so on and so forth...are perfected by the devil. And that he owns them and wants me to own them too. NO THANKS! The dilemma is I have been listening! Too often.
And then I thought about the scripture stories of people that lived peaceably. This scripture came to my mind.
Mosiah 4:12-13
10 And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them.
11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing gsteadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
13 And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due.
Which led to this thought from 4 Nephi...
13 And it came to pass that there was no contention among all the people, in all the land; but there were mighty miracles wrought among the disciples of Jesus.
And then this last connection of scriptures from Jacob 3
2 O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love; for ye may, if your minds are firm, forever.
So, there is a cure for this epidemic.
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And unfortunately, this is where I ended my aha! Why I didn't finish the post, I don't know.
But, I can add what I've learned since the original draft on 29 September 2011.
The answer is Jesus Christ, ALWAYS Jesus Christ. Words of living prophets invite me to repent, to change, to love deeper, to forgive more freely, to think of Jesus always. I am taught to pray always, more often in more places, always (thank you President Holland). My temple covenants direct me to Him. He is the source of light, truth, forgiveness, healing, exaltation. Because of Him, my heart has undergne changes. He is everything to me.
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