In his Conference talk, The Immediate Goodness of God, Elder Kyle S. McKay of the Seventy explores the fact that some of God's blessings come on the Lord's timetable, and some come immediately. For example, peace in this life and eternal happiness in the next are both blessings that could take years, decades, or in the latter case, several lifetimes to manifest. Some blessings don't come until long after we've qualified for them. Meanwhile, other blessings, like inner peace, hope, and God's immeasurable love are all available to us immediately. As soon as we turn to God, He blesses us.
Some life lessons we can draw from this dichotomy include faith, patience, hope, and contentment. We know that, no matter how our lives are now, we have access to many blessings, and God has many more waiting for us in the future. We may sometimes feel like God is withholding blessings from us, and maybe He is, but that may only be because now isn't the right time for us to receive those blessings. We must learn to trust the Lord and His timing. In the meantime, we can enjoy the blessings that God already offers us, even as we wait for other blessings to become ours. It can be difficult to patiently wait for our promised blessings, but we have other blessings we can enjoy now while we wait.
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