Plain and Precious Truths #2

"And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember and always retain in remembrance the greatness of God and your own nothingness and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.

And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.

And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably." -Mosiah 4:11-13

This little snippet really hit home to me. First off, Mosiah 9 is one of my fave chapters in The Book of Mormon, because I LOVE GOD!!! You know this, I know this, we all know this! I've read this chapter a million-bajillion times! But this last time, I had a though that really hit home to me. If I humbly come unto to God, not only will I be filled with  His love and goodness, but I "will not have a mind to injure one another."

And that includes me. I won't have a mind to tear myself apart. I won't feel compelled to self-sabotage, when good things are happening. I'll learn to see and love the way God does. I like that. I like that a lot.