Wanting and willing are two different things. Wanting is stomping up and down, demanding, insisting. Wanting is pouting, whining, wallowing in self-will and self-pity. I can want to be free, but still not be willing to do anything to cooperate with my want. In other words, I can pray and I can plead and I […]
Do You Really Desire to Believe?
YOU TRY TO BELIEVE, BUT DO YOU REALLY DESIRE TO BELIEVE? In Alma 32:27 we are taught that desire is the power behind belief, that it is the foundation upon which belief rests. I have found that it is possible for me to give “lip-service” to believing that the Savior can deliver me from my […]
Unhealthy Eating is an Addiction
Phil (my husband) just left. He’s gone into Logan to run some errands. I stayed home and gratefully. It’s very cold outside–about eight degrees! That’s what the weather service says, anyway. Even if it’s twice that or even three times that, it would still be way below freezing! No thanks. Not for this California born gal. It’s […]