Faith

The Bradley family has had a lot of health issues and many family fasts during the past three months. It has made me wonder about how much faith I have. Thankfully, everyone has been very blessed so far and I have learned a lot about fasting. I am reading Sheri Dew's book, "No One Can Take Your Place" right now and I have learned a lot about faith. It has made me think about a lot of things. The book says, "Challenges that tax our faith are usually opportunities to stretch and strengthen our faith by finding out if we really believe the Lord will help us. If your faith is wobbly, if you're not sure the Lord will come to your aid, experiment, put Him to the test....Faith in Jesus Christ leads us to repent, or turn away from sins that hold us spiritually captive, and to obey with exactness....Undoubtedly, every one of us has sins he or she needs to give away. An important question, then, is: What favorite sins, large or small, are you willing to give away--right now, today--in order to increase your access to the power of God?" This small portion of this book has been the source of many conversations/discussions in our home this past week. We have been discussing our favorite sins and what we are willing to give up to increase the power of God in our lives. We have come up with some great ideas and are putting them to the test! My faith has definitely been a little stronger lately and I am trying to be more humble. This book has been sitting on my shelf for a few years and I think I was inspired to pick it up at the right time of my life. I have learned so much! It has made me think about my attitude and make some needed changes. I have learned more at during my temple attendance, during church and during my personal scripture study. What a blessing!