Are you expecting God to provide everything that you need because you made the choice to believe in Him and do His will? Seems like this is not the case for the Anti-Nephi-Lehis. They needed protection from their brethren, the Lamanites because they wanted to kill them. And yet, they were not asking God to protect them. And they already buried their weapons of war so they could not protect themselves. They wanted to commit murder no more as they already repented of their sins. It doesn't matter what happens to them. All they wanted was to show to God how they are willing to obey His will. They're so grateful for the privilege of being to repent and be forgiven of their sins. And such great blessings is enough for them. They were not expecting for more blessings. And yet, God has more blessings for them. And indeed innumerable blessings came. They were led by God through Ammon and his brethren to the land of the Nephites. And the Nephites welcomed them and provided them everything which they need. Now they are called the people of Ammon.
"20 And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his aown house . And they went and told the bchief judge all the things that had happened unto them in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.
21 And it came to pass that the chief judge sent a proclamation throughout all the land, desiring the voice of the people concerning the admitting their brethren, who were the people of aAnti-Nephi-Lehi.
22 And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying: Behold, we will give up the aland of bJershon, which is on the east by the sea, which joins the land Bountiful, which is on the south of the land Bountiful; and this land Jershon is the land which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.
23 And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi, that we may aprotect our brethren in the land Jershon; and this we do for our brethren, on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren lest they should commit sin; and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.
"24 And now behold, this will we do unto our brethren, that they may inherit the land Jershon; and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies, on condition that they will give us a aportion of their substance to assist us that we may maintain our armies.
25 Now, it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this, he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and also Alma with him, into the wilderness, where they had pitched their tents, and made known unto them all these things. And Alma also related unto them his aconversion, with Ammon and Aaron, and his brethren.
26 And it came to pass that it did cause great joy among them. And they went down into the land of Jershon, and took possession of the land of Jershon; and they were called by the Nephites the apeople of Ammon; therefore they were distinguished by that name ever after." (Alma 27: 20-25)
When we are not attached to the blessings that we want, that's when they are showered to us just as their enumerable blessings were showered to the people of Ammon. They were already enough. They were abundant. Coming from such place of abundance, they were not needy of anything anymore. It's the same with you and me. You and I am enough. God has already provided everything for us with abundance of blessings. When we take of this abundance, we are enough and never needy anymore. And then more blessings come!
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