tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985858969287915197.post106868131055164718..comments2023-12-24T06:02:46.333-07:00Comments on The Perfect Day: 15. Spiritual Land Mine #3b: The REAL Heroes in Your MidstUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985858969287915197.post-26169954803637771502013-12-19T15:08:52.051-07:002013-12-19T15:08:52.051-07:00Timing is everything and as I have read your serie...Timing is everything and as I have read your series this topic has come to the for front the last few weeks. Praise of the world seems to be a evident all round us. Something I have been think on as to my motives to my thoughts and actions.<br /><br />I am always humbled by those that have received the worst of humanity and not been overcome by it. I know many that have had similar experiences at the hands of those that should have succored them. We can all use more empathy as we try to perfect charity through Christ.<br /><br />We all are going to have to be of the "fellowship of the suffering of Christ" even if its only through charity we can fully empathize by wiping of the tears of those who suffer more. I think you can tell the heart of a man or woman by how they succor those traumatized by degradation of man, war and natural disasters.<br /><br />Good post. I have enjoyed all the them on this blog.lbbo2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/10666650739233460311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985858969287915197.post-86307983602968813782013-12-17T18:05:16.939-07:002013-12-17T18:05:16.939-07:00Excellent things to ponder and consider. I of rece...Excellent things to ponder and consider. I of recent have really stopped to think about what it means to "Abase" oneself. In that we choose to avoid the honor of men. We reach out to help others without thought of praise or glory to ourselves. We seek for ways to serve and give all the glory to God. It reminds me of what Charity is: <br /><br />4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,<br /><br /> 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;<br /><br /> 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;<br /><br /> 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<br /><br /> 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.<br /><br />1 Corinthians 13:4-8<br /><br />It is a matter of choice to abase ourselves and seek to have Charity towards others. I was thinking as I read about the sufferings of many of your friends and the things they endured and humility they have shown.... How can any of us expect to be in Heaven with those who have suffered, unless we ourselves are willing to suffer and "willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon [us], even as a child doth submit to his father"? (See Mosiah 3:19)<br /><br />We cannot expect to receive of this wonderful gift of Eternal Life from our Father, if we are not willing to serve and suffer; we would feel unworthy to be in the presence of these True Heroes, if we ourselves glide by without challenges and without doing everything we can to serve others.<br /><br />More on Charity in Moroni 7:45-48:<br /><br />45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<br /><br />46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—<br /><br /> 47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.<br /><br /> 48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.<br /><br />I think that true heroes have endlessly sought for and found Charity. Are we praying for Charity like Moroni admonishes "with all the energy of heart"? If we have not, how can we think we will feel comfortable in Heaven amongst those who did? It is time to renew our desires to find it that God may grant it unto us. He will guide us to find it, if we ask Him. I found an amazing Movie on Netflix that I would like to share here. It is called Encounter and it is about 5 people privileged enough to have Jesus appear to them and speak with them face to face. I found it here on YouTube too: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI0f1xeffo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI0f1xeffo</a><br /><br />AMAZING! May God Bless you always. :) Thanks for sharing this blog post with us.<br /><br />Anon<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com