When the going gets though.... turn to the lord

 

Everyone who really knows me, knows I am one of those people who know many things before it happens. I hear a voice or a feeling and 9/10 I am right. My kids cringe sometimes, because they know how that works. LOL!! 😊

Sometimes I don't always know what it is exactly what is coming but I know it will be something. Well... I had this feeling last summer... I told my husband I had a bad feeling that the family who was in a lease to own with us to buy the house was not going to be able to qualify and it was going to be a fight to get them out and they were going to demand the down payment back. I wanted to be wrong and prayed I would be wrong. As the time approached I did all I could to try to prevent this from happening. I put my help out there multiple times only to be turned down. I encouraged early purchase, Each time I saw it was passed by I saw this disaster heading towards me as it was coming to a head. Now, I have been faced with what I wanted so desperately not to deal with. Choices that I have to now make.

What is best for our family has to now (finally) be put in the front of others. Some of the people involved have been guided blindly, believing only half truths of what they are told by others, so I know putting my family first, I will be tainted in their eyes as horrible, evil, etc. I have prayed and prayed for a resolution and to guide me in each choice. Because in the end one way or another it hurts someone. So why am I putting this up?? Your family should always come first right? Well... I want to share a personal story vs one I have shared from some random stranger.

As I have poured out my heart in prayer asking father in heaven, what to do and what I need to learn, he has been teaching me and explaining to me the purpose in this. I asked him to bring me peace because my heart was torn apart in the choices I was having to face and make. As I got off my knees I turned to my morning scriptures. Just picking up where I left off yesterday. Not looking for anything really other than what did the lord want to share with me today in this chapter (Alma 60).

As I was reading... What seemed to be (as usual) a play by play of what is going on in the world and in the government I was seeing another message. The lord answering my prayers!! I was getting taught and being answered at the exact same time. My answers don't always come right away like that and not in the two messages at the same time. I seriously had to read the chapter twice!! I just sat back in my chair with tears in my eyes and just thanked father in heaven silently in my heart. These scriptures not only were telling me that what I had to do was okay... but peace came over my heart. I still hurt for those it will affect but my father in heaven knows me, he knows our situation, and what we have been going through and he knows my heart. As long as that lord knows all that and shown me he does, I can move forward and carry this peace he gave me.

To elaborate a little on the chapter and how it correlated with my situation. Moroni is complaining to Pahoran of the neglect with the armies and not doing his part. Many of Moroni's men are dying because of their neglect and the lord allowed it to hold Pahoran and his government responsible for their action and choices... They will be held accountable for their actions and there will be consequences. Moroni has asked and warns them repeatedly. He tells them that because of their actions many have and will continue to suffer. He gave them many chances to change.

I saw what I had been watching and experiencing with this family especially in the last two months and my repeat and continual efforts to remind them of what needed to happen. Now the contract is over and consequences have to be enforced. However I believe that every opportunity has to be given to do what is right before the consequences are given. Once we are at that point and all opportunities have been given and turned down then we will have to move forward.

I believe and understand that we learn lessons in situations like this but we are also apart of lessons to be learned for others just like blessings and answering of peoples prayers. Sometimes the lord needs us to do the hard stuff too...

We live in a time where I think hard choices will have to made more and more as we see the world become more wicked. We will have to face things we didn't want too and figure out where to draw the line between things. As this world changes the only advice I can give is NEVER forget the our Father in Heaven. Christ has truly shown us exactly what we need to do to hear him when he speaks. The lord has not left us alone and has given us so much to guided us if we but listen... As we enter into this time the lord is what we will have to save us from the awful things to come. Now is the time to turn our focus on what matters