How can I Find Peace and Help Others Find It Too?
When we hear the word
peace often the first thing that comes into our minds is the peace that comes
as an absence of war or some conflict in the world. But even during times of
war and conflict you can feel peace, and sometimes can feel a lack of peace
when there is no commotion in the world. One place you can always find peace is
in the gospel of Jesus Christ, his atonement, the Holy Ghost, and our own
righteous acts and service.
How often do you do
something for someone that needed your help and you come away feeling bad?
Mosiah 2:17 says "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are
only in the service of your God."
You are here on this
earth not only to help yourself, but to help those around you in need. This
life is not a weight lifting competition to see whose world can be heavier than
the next guys. You are each here to help lift one another's burdens and make
them light.
There will be times
when you ask "how long do I have to endure this trial, when will I feel
peace or safety again?" You are not the first to ask this question, Joseph
Smith in liberty jail prayed "O God, where art thou? And where is the
pavilion that covereth thy hiding place? How long shall thy hand be stayed, and
thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy
people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries? Yea,
O Lord, how long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful oppressions,
before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy bowels be moved with
compassion toward them?
O Lord God Almighty,
maker of heaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who
controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of
Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy pavilion be taken
up; let thy hiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine
heart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us. Let thine
anger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine heart, with thy
sword avenge us of our wrongs. Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and
thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever." during this time the
members of the church were being run out of their homes and in some cases being
killed and he could do nothing about it. The weight of the world was on the
prophet Joseph smith's shoulders, and that was a lot of weight. Fortunately you
don't have to take on the weight of a prophet’s world or anyone else's for that
matter, all you have to do is let them rest their load on you. It's easy to do
this, because it's not your load all you’re doing is letting them have a break
by talking things out with you, giving them the strength to keep going. This is
not about comparing burdens, it's about sharing burdens. We don't want to take
others burdens on us because sometimes the things we go through are to help us
grow in some way that only the lord knows. Remember what I said about growing
our spiritual muscles and how we can't grow them without getting a little sore?
All these things are to make us stronger in some way, and lucky for us we don't
have to carry our burdens all on our own. We have spotters just like we
sometimes do at the gym to help us get the weight we have up of our chest when
things get to heavy for us to do it alone. Heavenly father does not want us to
fail. He has people everywhere posted along the way to help us along in this
journey called life, and you are here in this life as one of them to help
others lift their burdens when they get to heavy to carry, and someone is here
in life to do the same for you.
I know as you do your
part in this life to help others through their trials, and hardships that the
lord will strengthen you, and send someone for you when you need that same help
of lifting your world when it gets too heavy. The lord loves you and will
always be there for you no matter what.
D&C 121:7-8 says
My son, peace be unto
thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
And then, if thou
endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy
foes.
I know this to be
true. The lord’s answer to hard times is to go forward with faith. You can do
hard things as you rely on the lord.
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