Thursday, February 11, 2016

2 Nephi 4

There's so much to learn from this chapter. My biggest takeaways were that I need to trust in the Lord more and no rely so much on myself, the arm of flesh. I've gone too far on the spectrum of asking for help/doing your best with your best judgment. Maybe it's Satan who makes us think that the latter is always the better option; and then it turns into relying on the arm of flesh and not trusting in God. 

Another thought is that love consumes the flesh. I wonder if I felt God's love it love for God more often if I would be able to get rid of the natural man tendencies in me, like the temptation to rely on myself, or the temptation to be prideful or judge others. 

The last is from verse 27: when we give way to temptations, the evil one has place in our hearts, destroys our peace and afflicts our soul. Wow! Pretty awful effects and results from sinning. 

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