Live What We Know, even though....

We should keep in mind we ARE truly children of a God, our Father in Heaven.

Bonnie and I went to the temple yesterday, seeking inspiration, direction, comfort, and love from Father.  As we sat in the Celestial Room after the session, I was taught a great lesson.

Yes I know, we are seeking to bring forth Zion.  Yes, we are trying to understand charity, Zion, and so forth.  But until we know who we are, learn to live what we know, and learn the lessons that Father is striving to teach us, we cannot make inroads into charity and the Pure Love of Christ.

Now my lesson.

As I sat there with Bonnie by my side, thinking of our life, our situation, how we pray and hope for answers, direction, and comfort since many things are not as we desire them to be, the Holy Ghost, the Spirit taught me.

I know that Father loves us.  I know that it is His glory and work to help Bon and me have Eternal Life.  It is difficult to understand certain things, but in the temple, I was told to improve my faith, my belief in His love and live my life as if I knew it in area of my life.  The main theme that Father/Divine inspiration taught me is this:   His perfect timing is not my timing.  My desires, what I pray for, what we wait for, what we think He wants for us is SO shortsighted.

Father has a timing, a schedule, a reason why things happen and do not happen.  He is aware of us and where we are, and what we want.  He wants us to be joyful and happy.  But at times, when we are struggling for lack of answers, no insights of timing when things will happen, it is the time we need to keep in mind  FATHER'S PERFECT TIMING IS SELDOM THE SAME AS OUR MORTAL TIMING.  There are always reasons why things happen, and why they DO NOT happen in our life.  His view of things, His purposes are not shown to us, and His way to treating us is divinely inspired and has Eternal purposes.

At least in my life, I need to strive to keep His love in my heart, my mind no matter how long I have to wait for answer to prayers, no matter how long I remain in any jail wondering when, asking, pleading for answers.  In other words, I need LIVE what I know to be true no matter what I am faced with every day, every prayer, every question, every trial.

If we can do that, live what we know, believing that He knows what is best for us, especially the timing of blessings and of trials, then we can proceed toward living the law  of consecration, living each day knowing and accepting His perfect timing involving each of us.