Awhile back in my post I made the statement that God does
not punish us. We punish ourselves by our disobedience. When we are neglectful
of reading the scriptures, praying, and staying close to the Holy Spirit our
blessings dwindle and gradually we lose contact with the Lord and his heavenly
host. Unless someone else is praying for us and keeping us fresh in God’s
memory, when the storms of life hit us we start to sink, because “It is by the
prayers of the righteous that we are spared,” (Alma 10:23) So unless grandma or
our children are remembering us in their prayers we could completely get lost
in the wilderness of life. We need to pray for ourselves and each other lest
one of us slips.
Despite all the safety net of family, and friends if we slip
into wickedness it is not God that punishes us. “But behold, the judgments of God
will overtake the wicked: and it is by the wicked that the wicked are punished.
For it is the wicked that stir up the hearts of the children of men…” (Mormon 4:5) If you think about this you know that it is true. A loving God could not be responsible for all the wickedness that happens. He cries over us and weeps for us to come back. Only when we have reached the point of no return does he send a flood that covers the earth or fire from heaven.
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