Talking and Working with God

In response to my last blog post, my mother made an excellent comment which I would like to expand upon now. In her comment, she reminded me that, as important as it is to communicate and cooperate with our fellow man, it is even more important to communicate and cooperate with God. Prayer is essential to our spiritual growth and salvation, and following God's plans is the best way to bring about the greatest blessings in our lives. God has great plans in store for anyone and everyone who is willing to work with Him, but the only way we can learn God's plan for us and the next steps we should take to follow it is to talk with Him. Many people miss out on tremendous blessings because they fail to ask God what they need to do to get them, or they find themselves unwilling to do as they had been directed. To receive the greatest blessings we can receive, in this life and in the next, we need to consistently, nearly constantly, communicate and cooperate with God.