Trusting the Lordby Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger 12 Jan 2008 10:29 PM One of the most difficult things to do is to trust in the Lord. I find this especially difficult because I also feel that I should try to do all that I can to help things to change. Sometimes we need to do something to work towards the answers. However there are times, when no matter what we do, we do not have the ability to help our prayers be answered. These times are when it takes the most trust in the Lord. When I experience a time like this in my life, I find that I am praying much more often. It is often difficult for me to find peace and it is difficult to sit still and wait for the results to happen. However, I know that is because I am failing to put my total trust in the Lord. I have had numerous experiences in my life when things have fallen into place perfectly, after I have prayed and waited for the Lord to help me through difficult situations. I know that He does not leave us alone during our times of struggle and worry. Yet it can be difficult for me to really set the matter aside and stop worrying about it. When I notice that I am doing this, it helps me to take a day to fast and pray about the problem. Although I will continue to pray for a solution to the problem, I also begin to pray that I may have peace regarding the matter. Usually it is just a matter of days before I find the peace. Sometimes the solution takes much longer than this. Reading the scriptures also helps me during this time, the story of Job can be especially comforting as well as Doctrine and Covenants 122. What do you do to help yourself trust the Lord? Related Articles: Using Personal Prayer to Listen to the Lord Learn more about Miriam Caldwell  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. Relevantlds tags User Comments  Dale Harcombe (10399) 13 Jan 2008 04:12 PMI think we tend to expect God to answer the same way in each situation when the reality is, He doesn't. Somatimes He answers prayer straight away and changes the situation or problem, sometimes He changes our attitude in the situation. This is what I have found and written about in some of my blogs 'When plans don't work out ' and 'putting God in a box.'  Miriam Caldwell (8030) 16 Jan 2008 08:00 PMThank you for your comment. I agree sometimes we have to wait for a change. Sometimes the situation changes and sometimes we change. The thing that is hard for me is the waiting for that to happen. Community Tags faith, lds, trust Discuss this article
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