"And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.
I feel like we are always telling our children to listen... follow the rules... obey. I often say to them, don't you realize that if you follow the rules and obey everyone will be happy and that you will get so many things that you want? Then of course I get frustrated because I think they don't understand because they are just not getting it. Well, I can only imagine what Our Father in Heaven thinks of me at times. I am sure he is saying to me, don't you understand that if you follow & obey my commandments you will be happy and I will bless you with all you need. He must get frustrated and think, that Brittney she obviously doesn't understand.
While I was reading this chapter in the D&C it was amazing to me how many verses said these words, (vs 35)..."and inasmuch as he is faithful I will multiply my blessings upon him." (vs 38)..." And inasmuch as he is faithful I will multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon him." (vs 46) ..."And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Joseph Smith Jr. inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.
How do we be faithful? I think that it is amazing that our counter attack to Satan and his temptations are "the primary answers" Pray, Read your Scriptures, Keep the Commandments, Keep your Covenants, Go to the Temple, Follow the Prophet....etc. By doing these things we are building our Faith and preparing ourselves to receive those multiplicity of blessings.
I think that as we read and study the scriptures we gain the blessings of knowledge and the spirit. As we pray we humbly plead with the Father to help us and bless us and we know that He will answer. When we take a moment and we recognize all that He has done for us our faith increases and we know that our Father in Heaven loves us.
We may all have a little rebellion in us if we get up and start the day without prayer and scripture study. It is as if we are saying, "that is okay, I know that you could bless me and that the day would go easier, but I want to do it all by myself today."
For me I look at my stewardship that I have with my husband to raises these children in truth and light, and I need nothing more than a multiplicity of His blessings to help me along the way. I am not perfect and recognize that I need to do better. I do know that I do not need to do this work alone, because all in all it is His greatest work and that He is always there. I know that I need my days to go easier, to have the spirit with me always, and receive that multiplicity of blessings daily.
I know that He will give that multiplicity of blessings to us all if we do our part and if we are faithful.
Love you all!
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