"Counsel with the Lord in all thy doing, and he will direct thee for good; yeah, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day." Alma 37:37
I am grateful for prayer; to be able to communicate with our Heavenly Father. On any day, at any time. To be able to ask and receive answers; to be able to plead, and receive help. To be able to humbly ask, and be guided; to sorrowfully repent, sitting on the mercy seat, and be forgiven.
This morning, and really these past few days I've been especially grateful (and honestly, especially more conscious of my blessings.)
I'm grateful for my blessings. My temporal blessings, my spiritual blessings, my physical blessings, and for blessings I received that I may not be aware of.
I am grateful to have a husband in this life. I'm grateful to know he loves me, even on my lowest, grumpiest, selfishly moody days. I'm grateful for his patience. I'm grateful for his kindness. I'm grateful for his wisdom. I'm grateful for his companionship. I'm grateful for the priesthood. I'm grateful to have the priesthood in our home.
I'm grateful for our experiences. I'm grateful to learn life lessons by his side. I'm grateful for our trials. I'm grateful for our family. I'm grateful for our children. I'm grateful for what they give me. I'm grateful to be able to give to them. I'm grateful to have them home. I'm grateful to be able to learn how to teach them. I'm grateful for the desire I have to try my best. To give them my best efforts. I'm grateful to be able to meet their physical needs. I'm grateful to feed their spiritual needs. I'm grateful we are raising them within the church. I'm grateful for the good habits we're striving to instill in them.
I'm grateful for revelation. I'm grateful for spiritual revelations. I'm grateful to have a prophet and apostles. I'm grateful to hear the revelation they receive. I'm grateful for the Book of Mormon. I'm grateful for the experiences documents within. I'm grateful to know what the prophets before my time experienced. To know what they prayed for. To know what their struggles. To know their fears. To know their testimonies.
I'm grateful for my past, my childhood, my upbringing. I'm grateful it wasn't perfect. I'm grateful for the adversities I faced. I'm grateful for the struggles I endured. I'm grateful for my parents. I'm grateful to know they were not perfect, to know they struggled; to know they tried. I'm grateful to know the bitter. To have lived in bitter for so long, that the sweetness is delicious beyond compare. I am grateful to have learned lessons in my youth. To have understood life without the gospel. To understand how lost the world truly is. I am forever grateful to not be lost! I am forever grateful for temples. I am forever grateful to know I am sealed for eternity to my husband. I am forever grateful to know I am seed for eternity to my children. I am forever grateful to know any future children I beat with be sealed to me for eternity. I am forever grateful for the trust I have in my Heavenly creator. My Heavenly Father. I am forever grateful for the patience, the mercy, the forgiveness, the love, the joy, the life, the time He has given me. I am forever grateful that He is in control.
"Trust in the lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
