If it inviteth to do evil, it is of the devil.' Are the things we are aspiring to do going to help us brighten the world, through our words and in our actions, with the light of the gospel? and will we be true disciples of the Savior as we do these things? Doing the will of the Lord is not always the easiest. Does it persuade one to do good, to rise, to stand tall, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be generous? if it invites to do good, it is of God. President Gordon B Hinckley gives the perfect response after reading Moroni 7:13,16-17, he said, “that is the test when all is said and done. Then comes the question, 'how will I know if they are?'. We should bear a question in mind as we make our resolutions. 'Are they aligned with the will of the Lord?' When we do this, we would be surprised how much we have to be grateful for. We ought to look back through the lens of the gospel, with gratitude for the experiences and lessons learned and the physical and spiritual growth they came with. When we fail to recognize the Savior's help through the previous year, we would enter the new one with the same requests. We end up repeating our questions over and over again.
When our hearts are hardened and our eyes are blinded, we fail to recognize the loving, guiding hands of the Savior in directing our paths. They had forgotten, even for a fleeting moment, that they were with the Messiah. They had missed out on the fact that the Son of God was able to do that and even more. They repeated their question because they failed to recognize the miracle of the loaves when it was performed the first time. In the account of Mathew, after the Savior performed the miracle of feeding 5,000 men from five loaves and two fishes, leaving twelve basketfuls, his disciples ended up asking the same question of how they could feed 4,000 men in the wilderness when Jesus desired to feed them. They could come in a variety of circumstances unsavory, joyful or even the normal. We would not want to miss out on the many chances at spiritual growth that were thrown in our paths. New Years are fun.Īs we look back on what 2019 brought us, it is necessary that we do it through the lens of the gospel.
There are fireworks and a lot of excitement. We reflect on the previous year, make resolutions and hope the next year turns out better. Everyone I know gets super excited about New Years'.
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