The Lord's Hand in Our Lives

Among the main messages in Elder Neil L. Andersen's talk, Thy Kingdom Come, was the idea of seeing the Lord's hand in our lives. Mostly, Elder Andersen spoke about the growth of the church and the promise of the Second Coming, but he also said:

Brothers and sisters, seeing and believing the Lord’s miracles in establishing His kingdom on earth can help us see and believe that the Lord’s hand is at work in our own lives as well. ...As we are spiritually awake and alert, we see His hand across the world and we see His hand in our own personal lives.

This resonated with me, partly because of what I had blogged about yesterday about trials becoming blessings, or at least leading to blessings. We know that God has a plan for the Earth as a whole, but we should also remember that He also has a plan for each of us, and He works miracles in our lives to enable us to follow those plans. It's comforting to know that God knows and cares about each of us, and that He has plans for our lives. His plans may not be as smooth or as easy as any plans we might have chosen for ourselves, but Father knows best, and He has our best possible future planned for us.

So let us try to be "spiritually awake and alert"  so we can see and recognise the Lord's hand in our lives. Let us notice the doors He miraculously opens for us and the spiritually vital lessons we can learn from our trials. Following God's plan for us will not always be easy or fun, but it is possible and will be worth it, and God will be with us every step of the way, to guide us, to support us, and even to work miracles in our lives.