Saturday, March 9, 2013

A Balm For Little Problems

Meet Arina. After telling us about herself for about half a minute, she shares a story that I find spiritually touching.




I love this story because it shows that God watches over each of us and cares about how we feel. We may feel small and insignificant most of the time, and maybe our troubles are minor in the grand scheme of things, but we're never insignificant to God. He may not solve our problems for us all the time, but He will comfort us if we ask Him to.

Like Arina, I also know that we're never alone. We can always have the Spirit with us when we're worthy, and even when we're not worthy, God is still watching over us and looking after us. God's love is infinite and all-encompassing. It even covers the little things, like having bad dreams.  Even when you think that God is too important to care about your problems, you can remember that, as President Uchtdorf taught in October 2011, You Matter to Him.

That is, as Uchtdorf said, "a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God."

He knows you. He knows your struggles and your troubles. He knows when you're having a bad day or a bad dream, and He will be with you. If you pray to Him, you will feel His Spirit, comforting you. Follow Arina's example and call upon the Lord in you time of need. He will answer your prayer.

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