DAY 153 -- Father's Ultimate Control

When I read the murmuring of Laman and Lemuel, it again struck me as a recurring theme in the Book of Mormon, as well as other scripture.  After the angel came and saved Nephi and Samuel, the brothers said "How is it possible...?"

A friend asked me this morning, "Where is your faith?  Don't you believe that it is all in His hands?"  My boss asked me, "Why don't things happen in a timely manner...?"   Then I asked him what he was supposed to be learning, since it is all in Father's hands.  He lamented about not having sufficient money for his needs, but then said that it is all in Father's control and if it was according to Father's desire, he could have more than sufficient for needs and even wants.

Then it occurred to me that the same is true with my own money.  We are paying off debt we acquired in my last business and after that is all paid off, we will be ready to go on a mission.  I often ponder within my own heart what is Father trying to teach me with the scarcity of money in my life.  The scriptures say,  "...there is enough and to spare..." speaking about money.  Father is in charge of money, where it is, where it isn't, and he uses money, or lack of it to teach important lessons.

But not only is He using money, but He also uses pride, or the lack of it to teach important lessons.  He uses success, or lack of it to teach lessons also.  He uses a myriad of tools to teach each of His children the things they need to learn in this mortality.  It is His work and glory to teach us lessons to have Eternal Life.  He glories in it. 

As I pause and ponder about the reason I started this blog, and the mission as our ultimate goal, I am often reminded that Father is in charge of money, of success, of mistakes and errors, of costly repairs on the body and the car, etc.  Father is in charge of "things" surrounding us and uses them to help us progress, learn, and be worthy of desired blessings.

As I sit here in front of this screen, I must admit I feel so confident that He is aware of me, what I am doing, what I am feeling, what bothers me, and who is bothering me, etc.  He is certainly in charge of everything in my life.  I am grateful for that, but it is a concept that is easy to forget, and to get lost in the mess of this life.  Got to improve in that area of my life.