Every day my family NEEDS a scripture to help us invite the Lord's sweet spirit into our family. Oh how it hushes harsh tones, soothes bad feelings, focus' our minds, and softens our hearts. Sometimes we don't get to sitting down and studying together so I share one from memory. In my teen years I attended a school religion class called Seminary. Through obnoxious melodies I memorized a bunch of scriptures from the King James version of the Bible and the AMAZING Book of Mormon. So a memorized scripture I have used for years is,
"If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15
We then would talk about some of the basic commandments we could remember. The few we could list off the top of our heads were not to lie, steal, kill, and to be nice to other people. I personally can name a few more, but if I am going to claim to be a lifelong Christian I think I should be able to list the all commandments I claim to keep. Funny how we can list Santa's reindeer and Snow White's dwarfs but the commandments are a blur. So if you are on the same page and it's just a little foggy what exactly He expects of us, then I hope this …show more content…
They are the instructions of how to get back home to our castle in heaven. But without them we are lost. We have no promise the Lord will be with us and we have no promise we will end up where we even want to be. Looking at this picture below, the castle seems nice. It would take a lot of work figuring out how to get there. But there is a lot of risk and doubt there. Some choose to go full force with their ego as their guide. The sad part is, the result of living in sin away from God means carrying backpacks of rocks around. It means having to fall without anyone to help mend your cuts or help lift you up. Its being alone. It's being found filthy, guilty, and useless. It is being unable to enter the golden gates the day we meet our Heavenly Parents and Savior
"If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15
We then would talk about some of the basic commandments we could remember. The few we could list off the top of our heads were not to lie, steal, kill, and to be nice to other people. I personally can name a few more, but if I am going to claim to be a lifelong Christian I think I should be able to list the all commandments I claim to keep. Funny how we can list Santa's reindeer and Snow White's dwarfs but the commandments are a blur. So if you are on the same page and it's just a little foggy what exactly He expects of us, then I hope this …show more content…
They are the instructions of how to get back home to our castle in heaven. But without them we are lost. We have no promise the Lord will be with us and we have no promise we will end up where we even want to be. Looking at this picture below, the castle seems nice. It would take a lot of work figuring out how to get there. But there is a lot of risk and doubt there. Some choose to go full force with their ego as their guide. The sad part is, the result of living in sin away from God means carrying backpacks of rocks around. It means having to fall without anyone to help mend your cuts or help lift you up. Its being alone. It's being found filthy, guilty, and useless. It is being unable to enter the golden gates the day we meet our Heavenly Parents and Savior