Fear God exceedingly. FEAR GOD. I couldn't help but realize that I don't fear God nearly as much as I fear my family as I read this chapter. Nephi stood up to his family, to his older brother. He wasn't afraid to tell them that what they were doing was wrong. He was tied up and left helpless. I know that I am scared of not pleasing my family and we have missed church sometimes because I was too scared to tell my mom no. Obviously I had things mixed up. I know I need to do better and I will.
*
Something else that I noticed in this chapter is that Nephi rode the tempest. His brothers were living in sin and disobeying God, but he had to ride the tempest with them. They were his family and he rode the storm with them. That really meant a lot to me because I find myself complaining about my situation a lot. I don't really complain out loud, but still. Nephi waited out a literal and spiritual storm even though he had done nothing wrong. I know I do wrong every now and then so if Nephi was forced to ride the waves, then so will I.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment