Answers to prayer

If we listen, and seek to know God's will through prayer and scripture, and righteous actions, we will have His comfort and direction.  The amazing thing is that He speaks to us in the way we each understand. 

 Often I will have a song come into my thoughts (because I'm very musical), and it's usually very quietly done, so I usually sit, kneel, or stand very still (usually closing my eyes) and pray to know what the song is.  Other times it may be a few words, a concept I had never considered, a scripture, or even a memory of something I had been told by a family member, read in a book, or heard on the radio.  I've learned it continues to take me a lot of practice and prayer, and even still I sometimes miss those heavenly message, because I wasn't willing to stop and listen in my haste or worry.

In (the Bible) book of James 1:5 it reads
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

I know the truth of this!  Tonight, as I knelt in prayer expressing my concern about getting certain matters in my life in order,  I became aware that over my words I was hearing a melody.  It was faint and first, and I struggled to identify it.  So I held still, set aside the things I was praying about, and

prayed to know what the song was.  And then the words came to my memory from a song I learned more than 20 years ago...

"If there be trials Lord to help me grown.  If Thou wilt guide me I will conquer this I know.  I will go and do the things which the Lord commandeth.  For I know that he giveth no commands to His children, except he prepare a way.  Except he prepare a way."





And I took comfort from those words of a Janice Kapp Perry song for my high school years (A Missionary's Pray [I will go, I will do]).  I knew I will be taken care of by him, as I keep my heart reaching upward. (full words at this link: http://www.lds.org/new-era/1984/03/a-missionarys-prayer-i-will-go-and-do)

I hope and pray that each of us will care more about God's will for our life, than our own personals wills and agendas. 

I also hope you know I am not even remotely proclaiming perfection, nor trying to brag.  It's just that my heart has become less selfish about me, and a lot more interested in God.  And I feel so much more love in my heart for Him, and those around me.

I have a long way to go though.  Trust me when I say this!  While it's true I've become nicer in many ways, because of my efforts, but
I'm still much too difficult and ornery. :(  The neat thing is that I have hope through Jesus Christ and His saving atonement that I can become better through Him.  AND SO CAN YOU!  Heavenly Father wants us to be happy, but it takes effort, diligence, and consistency on our part.

Come to Jesus by Kenneth Cope

This song is absolutely beautiful.  I hope you will listen. (p.s. My husband is in this video as a shepherd too!)

Here are a few of the words.  I'll try to put the rest up tomorrow.

"When the love spills over
and music fills the night,
and you can't contain your joy inside,
then dance for Jesus, and live!"
"With your final heartbeat
kiss your world goodbye. 
Go in peace and laugh on glories side,
and fly to Jesus and live!"
Christine