Doctrine and Covenants 82: 10

 

How is the Lord blessing you in His own marvelous ways as you do your part to be able to receive His promise?

"10 I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise." (Doctrine and Covenants 82: 10)

And here's the commentary entitled: "The Lord blesses us in His own marvelous ways." : 

"Sister Virginia H. Pearce, former member of the Young Women General Presidency, spoke about a woman who worried desperately about her children who were making unrighteous choices. In a near panic, she tried everything she could think of to seek the Lord’s blessings on their behalf. In addition to fervent prayer, she set an ambitious goal of increased temple attendance and felt sure that the Lord would honor this significant sacrifice by changing her children’s hearts. The woman reported:

“After ten years of increased temple attendance and constant prayer, I am sorry to say that my children’s choices have not changed. …

“But I have. I am a different woman. … I have a softer heart. I am filled with compassion. I can actually do more and am free of fear, anxiety, guilt, blame, and dread. I have given up my time limits and am able to wait on the Lord. And I experience frequent manifestations of the Lord’s power. He sends tender mercies, small messages that acknowledge his love for me and my children. My expectations have changed. Instead of expecting my children to change, I expect these frequent tender mercies and am full of gratitude for them. …

“My prayers are changed. I express more love and am more thankful. … The Lord works in marvelous ways, and I truly am filled with the peace that passeth all understanding” (in “Prayer: A Small and Simple Thing,” At the Pulpit [2017], 288–89)."

The Lord truly blesses us in His own marvelous ways. When we draw near to Him in prayer, in temple attendance, and in magnifying our calling or serving Him, He does draw near unto us and blesses us in ways we can't imagine. We have righteous desires that we want the Lord to help us realize. The Lord knows exactly what we need before we ask Him. He blesses us exactly according to our needs and even more. 

I have my own righteous desires. I know that as I put God first in my life, everything falls in its proper order. I've been striving to put God first in my life. So far, my own righteous desires are still to be realized for myself, and especially for some of my family members. And yet, because I'm feeling God's love more than ever before, I feel more peace and joy even in my current situation. I feel I'm truly enough. I'm already joyous, peaceful, and happy in my current state and in whatever circumstance I find myself in. I'm doing what I can to achieve the change that I want while I'm still in this earthly life and striving to do more to be able to do all I can, because after all I can do I know the Lord is there to fill in the gap, and yet, the coming result is according to God's will and timing. The Most Powerful Being is in charge of everything. He knows what's best for me. He wants me to have joy now, not after all of my righteous desires are realized. And because my relationship with Him has significantly improved as I strive to do more to get closer to Him each day, and each hour of each day, and each moment of my life, I am able to find joy now, no matter what is happening or not happening in my life.