So last night, Heavenly Father helped me heal a little emotionally from something I didn't even know still needed to be healed. As many of my friends came to me with love and support, I was reminded of 2 things. 1) I can do a fair amount of things by myself, but my ability to succeed soars when I see myself through the eyes of those who care about me. There are hard things that alone we simply cannot do, or cannot do well. But, when we combine our efforts with those around us and with the Lord's strength, we cannot fail. 2) We are never alone. I love what Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said about this in his talk, The Ministry of Angels:
"My beloved brothers and sisters, I testify of angels, both the heavenly and the mortal kind. In doing so I am testifying that God never leaves us alone, never leaves us unaided in the challenges that we face. '[N]or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man [or woman or child] upon the face thereof to be saved.' 13 On occasions, global or personal, we may feel we are distanced from God, shut out from heaven, lost, alone in dark and dreary places. Often enough that distress can be of our own making, but even then the Father of us all is watching and assisting. And always there are those angels who come and go all around us, seen and unseen, known and unknown, mortal and immortal."
I'm so grateful for the angels Heavenly Father puts into my life. Heaven surely knows I can't do this whole life thing alone. No matter what we do or have done, we have a Father in Heaven who is watching over us and a Savior, Jesus Christ, who stands ready to help us at any time of need, big or small. We really are never alone.
~Kristilyn
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