Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Richard G. Scott on God's timetable for us

Elder Richard G. Scott (1928- ) served as a Seventy from 1977-1988, when he was called to the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
"God knows what is best for us. Although we may not understand why we experience some things now, in His timetable we will know and be grateful.
"He has promised to help us with our burdens: 'I will... ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, ... that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions' (Mosiah 24:14).
"We are counseled, 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee' (Ps. 55:22). I have been greatly helped by laying a vexing matter at His feet for a while. When I picked it up again, it was lighter and more manageable....
"I testify that within your own personal sphere of activity and framework of responsibilities, the Lord will provide that same help. When needed and earned, you can enjoy divine inspiration to know what to do and, when necessary, power or capacity to accomplish it."
- Richard G. Scott, "He Lives," Ensign, Nov. 1999, pp. 87-89
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Learning to trust that "God knows what is best for us" regardless of perceived delays is one of the great lessons of life.


But He not only knows best; He also promises help.  Elder Scott gives his personal witness of how that can come, having cast one of his own burdens at the Lord's feet and found relief. And this witness and promise is a great one: "When needed and earned, you can enjoy divine inspiration to know what to do and, when necessary, power or capacity to accomplish it." I, too, have been blessed to feel that help and relief, and know of its reality!

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