Here's a little nugget of wisdom.

I really like my institute class and we talked about Mosiah 3:19 a little bit. I thought you might want to hear about it. This is all stuff that I need to work on and maybe something I say can touch your heart.

Mosiah 3:19
For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

So what is with this natural man stuff? Well, it doesn't mean that when we are born we have a naturally carnal and evil nature. We become a "natural man" as we sin. The natural man is selfish and wants to change God's will.

So how do we get rid of this natural man who is an enemy to God? We yield to the spirit and submit to the will of our Father in Heaven.

Say you are driving down a road and you are coming to an intersection. If you go straight through the intersection you're heading straight toward sin. Right before the intersection there is a yield sign. What are you yielding to? The whisperings of the Holy Ghost. To yield literally means "to give way". So when you come to that intersection give way for the Holy Ghost, listen to the spirit. Don't blow through that intersection without listening to the Spirit that your Heavenly Father gave you.

Going through that intersection might not always lead you to sin. Maybe that road is a decision you are making. Even if the decision looks like a good thing and everything looks like it should work out, you still have to yield to the Spirit.

Becometh as a child. Submissive. Meek. Humble. Patient. Full of love.

Be "willing to submit to ALL things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon [you]". Sometimes we think we know everything and think we know what is best for ourselves. Crazy, I know. But Heavenly Father sees the big picture, he knows what our potential is. Even though you don't understand His plan for you completely, SUBMIT. Trust in His judgement and trust in His Plan for you.

So I want to ask you. What is an area of your life you have a hard time submitting? Next time, just SUBMIT. Give way to the Spirit and God's will. You will find that if you submit once, it will be easier to submit again. Not to mention the blessings and joy that will come from putting God's will before your own.

Think about it: God is all powerful. His ways cannot be changed. That means, whether you like it or not his Will is going to prevail over yours. It is your choice what your attitude is towards His will. I say, accept and submit to His will. This is His plan. He will never lead you astray.

So there you go.

Have a great day! I love you all!

Thank you Brother Jacobs