5 And it came to pass that the Lord God cause that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind.
6 And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind.
Just as the Brother of Jared and all those who traveled with him experienced the furious winds and waves and tempests along their journey to the promised land, we will experience temptations and trials and sorrows along our journey back to heaven.
So many of us question why, when we are making righteous
decisions and living our lives well, we must go through hard things. To
understand why, we must first understand the purpose of these hardships.
Think about the struggles that you've gotten through already.
What did you gain from those experiences? Did you strengthen a relationship
with someone close to you? Did you learn something about yourself? Did it force
you to let go of something that you didn't realize was holding you back? Did it
improve you or your life in some way?
If you didn't answer yes to one of those questions, then you
might want to re-evaluate the trial that you went through. Struggles are there
to make us stronger and to make us and our lives better after we've gotten
through them.
Just like a boat gets to its destination faster when there
are waves and wind to push it along, we are pushed closer to our Heavenly
Father when we go through trials.
If everything in life were perfect, we would be less
inclined to end up on our knees and plead for the things we need because we wouldn't really need anything. Having trials ensures that we will have times of
weakness. During those times, we will turn to our Heavenly Father and confide
in him to help us through it.
Our Savior will also be there for us when we need him. He
personally has felt every sorrow, pain, and weakness that you have felt. He
truly is the best person we can turn to when we need comfort. He loves you so
much and will be there to share that love with you when you seek for it.
Though there may be other things that we may gain from
hardship in this life, our biggest blessing will be our strengthened
relationships with both out Heavenly Father and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Your God, your Savior, and I love you. Look for the good in whatever you're going through. For "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" (D&C 121:7-8)
Paige
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