Saturday, June 19, 2010

Yielding Our Hearts Unto God

Helaman 3:35
35 "Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God."

How do we become pure? How are our hearts sanctified? Through the YIELDING OF OUR HEARTS UNTO GOD! He is not going to take away our agency to act and decide for ourselves. It is up to us to YIELD, TO GIVE UP, to voluntarily hand over our will and truly give Him our hearts, our whole hearts. How do we do that? This scripture sheds some light... it is done, at least in part, by fasting and praying OFT! I would add daily reading of the word of God, keeping and renewing baptismal and temple covenants, and serving others. Consistency, frequency, sincerity. This keeps God at the forefront of our minds and involves Him in our day to day lives. By so doing, we will 'wax stronger and stronger in our humility' as we are reminded of how much we rely on the Lord and how little we can actually do by ourselves. These things will lead us to wax 'firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ' as we learn of Him and walk in His paths. And the beauty of it all is that as we do these things and grow closer to our Father and our Savior, our souls will be filled, not just a sprinkle or a dab, but FILLED with JOY and CONSOLATION!
You will find as you yield your heart unto God, that He will make more out of your life than you could possibly make on your own. How grateful I am for these truths.
Love you.
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