Wow! Today has been a journey for sure!
I sorted through 2 boxes that were full of papers, journals and pictures. I am sooo grateful that the Lord has blessed me with a passion for reading & writing. There was a letter that I had written to my brother while he was on his mission 20 years ago and I never sent it. While reading it I realized that it was mostly about all the concerns I had about each member of my family at that time.
Apparently I had made a goal to get along with and maintain a positive connection with everyone in my family. Something was about to change at that time and I was really concerned about how that was going to affect the progress I was making.
I realize now that there were so many things that I had absolutely no control over at that time. What I didn't understand at that time was that the Lord was not expecting me to fix all the problems. What he wanted me to know and understand is just how important it is to trust Him. He wanted me to pray. He wanted me to go to him and pray for my family. Things have still not fully resolved from that time period but I continue to pray that they will.
I've had several small miracles happen when I have spoken with my children on the phone or skyped that tell me that Heavenly Father is hearing my prayers. One that stands out in particular was when I showed a picture to my son that I had of him. Something told me to pick up the photo album with that picture in it and show it to him. Before I did that though he told me to wait, he had something to show me. He came back with the very same picture that I was holding that I hadn't showed him yet. It was him in his boy scout uniform. I was totally floored. It was so random and so awesome! I was able to use that as a teaching moment and explain to Romeo that the Holy Ghost had prompted us to show those pictures to each other. It was such a great connection and hopefully showed him how much I think about him.
I was explaining to my son recently how we are not perfect beings (yet). Jesus was the only perfect being on the earth. I told Romeo that because he was perfect we could never go wrong when we follow his example. Jesus prayed and blessed people and performed miracles. We can as well pray and bless people through our prayers and watch miracles happen. The best miracles are the ones that happen within ourselves.
Philippians 4:6-7 says "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
I have been able to experience that peace and I pray that I can continue to experience it.
