Making the Choice to Believe

by Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger

25 Nov 2008 06:40 PM

There may come a time in your life when you are faced with the choice of whether or not you will continue to have faith. In fact daily you make choices that either build upon your faith or tear it down. These choices can sometimes lead to the big moments that can affect you for the rest of your life.

If you think back on your life you may have a moment or two that stand out as the times that you chose to continue to have faith or you chose to begin to have faith. These moments may not be huge, but they may be small. It may be the choice to continue studying the scriptures every day so that you continue to strengthen your faith or your choice to continue to attend church with your children each week, even though Sacrament meeting is a complete nightmare each week. Your decisions will affect your posterity. Your decision will affect your children and will in turn affect their children.

There may come a time when you are in the middle of a trial, and you feel completely alone or abandoned. You may be wondering why this has happened to you, and you do not know if you can continue to believe or to have faith. These times are crucial. It is times like these that are the most difficult to face. But you do have a choice, you can continue to have faith or you can walk away. If you continue to have faith you may be surprised at the blessings that you find in your life. Remember the story of Job and how he lost everything, but chose not to deny his faith in God. You can be like Job.

If you have lost your faith, you can find it again. Begin by attending church again. Take time to read the scriptures and pray each day. Begin to list the blessings that you have in your life, and pray that you can recognize them. As you do this you may find your faith returning.

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Miriam is a SAHM mom of three children. She has a daughter who is seven, and two sons, four and two. She loves being a parent and spending time with her children.

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