Enos 1: 5-6; Mosiah 16: 7-8; 21: 15; 24: 14-15; 3 Nephi 17: 6-7; Ether 12: 27-29; Doctrine and Covenants 121: 7-10

 

How did you see that His suffering is truly making a difference in your everyday life as you are consistently reading and studying His words?

"5 And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

6 And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away." (Enos 1: 5-6)

"7 And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection.

8 But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ." (Mosiah 16: 7-8)

"15 And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because of their iniquities; nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries, and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites that they began to ease their burdens; yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them out of bondage." (Mosiah 21: 15)

"14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord." (Mosiah 24: 14-15)

"6 And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.

7 Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy." (3 Nephi 17: 6-7)

"27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

28 Behold, I will show unto the Gentiles their weakness, and I will show unto them that faith, hope and charity bringeth unto me—the fountain of all righteousness.

29 And I, Moroni, having heard thes
e words, was comforted, and said: O Lord, thy righteous will be done, for I know that thou workest unto the children of men according to their faith;" (Ether 12: 27-29)

"7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

10 Thou art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job." (Doctrine and Covenants 121: 7-10)

And here's the 2nd part of the commentary entitled: "The Savior took upon Himself my sins, pains, and afflictions." : 

"It is one thing to believe that the Savior suffered for you. But how does His suffering make a difference in your everyday life? Here are some scriptures that show how Jesus Christ can help or “succor” you: Enos 1:5–6; Mosiah 16:7–8; 21:15; 24:14–15; 3 Nephi 17:6–7; Ether 12:27–29; Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–10. What did you learn from these verses? What are some other ways He comes to your aid? When have you experienced His help?"

As I've been able to study the Savior's words more consistently because of writing this blog, I've been seeing how His suffering is truly making a difference in my everyday life. I've seen how my suffering is only a tiny bit compared with what my Savior had suffered. He comes to my aid when I'm experiencing what He went through to some degree. When it seemed like someone at work was being bossy, a thought came to me saying, "The Savior was crucified. You are not getting crucified." My removal from a Facebook Group Chat made me feel rejected. And yet again, it's just a bit of a taste of what the Savior went through. Being able to read that He did take upon Himself my sins, pains, and afflictions at the very moment that I, myself was feeling rejected, that's when I experienced the Lord's help. I'm reminded that I'm not alone. The Lord went through what I was going through. He knew exactly how I was feeling. So, I can just cast all my cares to Him. I don't need to carry all my load by myself. I'm sharing my burdens with Him so now it's lighter. 

Despite being rejected, the Lord didn't stop loving His own people. I can do the same...I can forgive the person who rejected me. And I choose to forgive because this is the Lord's will. 

When I am doing the Lord's will He is blessing me in ways that I could never imagine. And I want the Lord to shower me blessings abundantly. I choose to do His will not only because of the blessings He's giving me. It's because I love Him. I feel His love more when I show Him my love. And I can be an instrument in making others feel His love more when I am choosing to show Him my love more than ever before. 

The Lord, Himself is the Judge. I choose to leave that role up to Him. I don't want to spend my time and energy judging others for sinning differently than I do. Life is short. I want to focus my time and energy on doing all I can to fulfill my mission to be an instrument in making others feel God's love so they will be even a little bit closer to God because of my influence.