Mormon 2: 10-15

 

How have you been blessed by turning your worldly sorrow to Godly sorrow?

"10 And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity, and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet; for behold no man could keep that which was his own, for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers, and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land.

11 Thus there began to be a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.

12 And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord, my heart did begin to rejoice within me, knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord, therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them that they would again become a righteous people.

13 But behold this my joy was vain, for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God; but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned, because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

14 And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

15 And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again, and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them, both temporally and spiritually; for I saw thousands of them hewn down in open rebellion against their God, and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land. And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away." (Mormon 2: 10-15)

"8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter." (2 Corithians 7: 8-11)

Here's the commentary entitled: "Godly sorrow leads me to Christ and to lasting change." : 

"When Mormon saw his people’s sorrow, he hoped they would repent. But “their sorrowing was not unto repentance” (Mormon 2:13)—it was not godly sorrow but worldly sorrow. To understand the difference, consider recording what you learn from Mormon 2:10–15 in a chart like this one:

Godly Sorrow	Worldly Sorrow
Comes to Jesus (verse 14)	Curses God (verse 14)
Sorrowing because of the goodness of God (verse 13)	Sorrowing of the damned (verse 13)
Turns to rejoicing because of coming to Jesus (verse 12)	Do not come unto Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit (verse 14)

How do you know if your sorrow is godly or worldly? If you are experiencing worldly sorrow, how can you change it into godly sorrow?

See also 2 Corinthians 7:8–11; Michelle D. Craig, “Divine Discontent,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 52–55."

Not coming to Jesus humbly is an indication of worldly sorrow. If I am experiencing this, I can change my sorrow to godly sorrow by turning to the Lord in earnest prayer, and asking for strength to pull down and erase my pride in my heart, and replace it with humility.