Matthew 2

Thursday, June 6, 2013

In this chapter, King Herod seeks to deceive the people who serve him. He asked to know where Christ was being born, but it was not for good things. The king was seeking to kill the baby Jesus.

There are many times when we are deceived much like the servants of King Herod. There are temptations in our lives that make us second guess what would normally be viewed as good decisions. Sometimes temptations come from friends and family, asking you to do something that goes against your beliefs. Other times, it can be your own doing. One such example would be questioning your testimony or an answer you have received from Heavenly Father. It is easy to do these things because sometimes life can be really challenging. Sometimes we feel like we may not make it through to the next day. A few months ago, I saw a post that was talking about death. It said we would not leave this earth until all was well (with ourselves). That does not mean the world is perfect. But when Heavenly Father calls us back home, it will be because our time is up and we have done what we could do in our lifetimes. And as the text up there says, when we leave the earth, all will be well in our lives.

President Monson had a video awhile back talking about how we need to stand steadfast in our beliefs. We need to listen to Heavenly Father and uphold our values even when we don’t understand our particular situation.

For me, one of my greatest challenges has just been sticking by my testimony of the gospel. It can be incredibly difficult without support from family and friends. When we are especially vulnerable like this, Satan tries to take advantage and wants to get us to do things we shouldn't. The practice of not following the gospel will lead you farther and farther away from Heavenly Father. If you aren't listening to Him and doing what He tells you to do, He can’t help you.

When you need help with something, pray and ask Heavenly Father for help. He is by far a better person to ask then google or friends. He knows what we are doing to do in our lives and He knows where we need to be and what decisions we need to make at all times. Whether or not we do what He wants is our decision. But He is there to guide us when we do sincerely seek for His help. Trust Heavenly Father and listen to Him.