He is Just

As I read Nephi's feelings and thoughts towards his people being lost and slain I am impressed by how he deals with his hurt and sadness. He says " thy ways are just". I desire to be like Nephi.

2 Nephi 26: 7 O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God: Thy ways are just.

Nephi trusts in the Lord's dealings with His children so much that he knows that the Lord knows what He is doing.

I have been working on getting to that point in my own life. As I can see a longevity of the Lord directing me and others for good even through trials, I trust in whatever His work and dealings with me are. I know that God loves all of His children more than my mortal mind can comprehend.

One scripture I pondered a couple of weeks ago has added to my faith regarding this principle of trust in God.

3 Nephi 14:
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

When I read this scripture and consider how much I love my children, and my love is imperfect....I then can see how He whom is almighty and perfectly loving will be able to help my children, me and all of us on earth more than we can understand.

I am thankful even for the hardships that He allows us to have because many times they are part of His gifts to us. I know that the gifts that we ask for are nothing compared to the gifts He gives that we do not even realize He has given us.

I do know like Nephi that He is just and I desire and will accept whatever He will or wants to give me because I love Him and I am in awe at the gift that He gave me in His Son and the chance for us all to repent.

I say this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.