Alma 37:36-37

Sticking to our task is really important. Today is Day 14 of this blog. And even though I am out of town at the moment (came over here at Pattaya on Friday to stay for the weekend and attend church here today) and had little sleep, I'm still able to keep up with my Book of Mormon study and writing this blog. This is indeed great! Setting our goal truly helps a lot.  I just wrote down five (5) of  my goals on May 7th (on my little Goal Notebook) with this one on top of my priority--my number one goal. There is one important goal I will add in there today as my goal #6. There is really power in setting goals as many inspiring authors have written. Only the beginning is difficult. Just set your direction and you will get hooked in the journey towards the accomplishment of your goal. We just have to remember that it's not all about us. We don't have to do it all by ourselves and get all the credit for what we accomplished. We are not alone in our journey...We don't have to rely too much on our own strength and power all the time. The Lord is there for us if we just remember to turn to Him. We can share our load with Him and He can make it lighter for us. But we have to humble ourselves and turn to Him just as Alma said...

In verses 36-37 we read: "36 Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.

 37 Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day."

We must keep our faith in God all the time in order for us to please Him. How comforting it is to know that someone greater than us is there for us. He never fails to give us strength...His blessings for us is always available. But even though He is always ready to shower us blessings that we need, He understands that we can only appreciate them when we make our own choice to have those blessings. He provided the way for us to avail of those blessings. If we sincerely desire something, we can do our best and turn to the Lord in prayer. 

We can talk to God all the time. We can have a conversation with Him and discuss our concerns with Him as we discuss it with a friend or a family member. There is a purpose for everything that we encounter in this earthly life. We may not be able to see at the moment but we can always turn to God and know and remember that He is in charge of everything.