Come Follow Me- Daily Dose

Today we talk about the Goliaths in our lives and how they aren't overcome by waiting or wishing, but by going head to head and working.  Monson- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1987/01/meeting-your-goliath?lang=eng

Today we talk about the Lord's measuring stick and how different it is from the world's! Ashton- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1988/10/the-measure-of-our-hearts?lang=eng

Today Samuel is going to teach us a lesson about patience and waiting on the Lord. 

Today is all about the Saviors ability to place within up a new heart and to make us new!

Today we blow through 2 chapters and learn 2 important principles.

Today we talk about our sacred responsibility to learn to recognize the voice of the Spirit in our lives, and to teach the children in our lives to learn to hear as well.  Rasband- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/let-the-holy-spirit-guide?lang=eng

Today we talk about Hannah's incredible integrity! And we talk about her faith in and praise for the Lord both before and after her deliverance. Praising the Lord can be easy once we see the miracle, faith is praising the Lord in that space in between.  Simmons- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/but-if-not?lang=eng

Today we talk about how to respond when someone assumes the worst about us, and how to trust in God's promises.

There is a great deal we can learn from Hannah about how to navigate trial and difficulty! 

I love Boaz! I love the shadow of Christ that he shows us! I love that he doesn't just offer Ruth grace one time, to glean his fields, but he tells her to come back everyday, that she could go to him whenever she was in need. In a similar way, the Savior offers us CONTINUOUS grace. He doesn't just give us one shot at it, but invites us to come to Him whenever we are in need. He never turns us away...

Yesterday we talked about the selflessness of Naomi, today we talk about the loyalty of Ruth. If "the crowning characteristic of love is always loyalty," then here in these verses we see Ruth's great love. Her love for Naomi led to her loyalty to her. And her love for the God of Israel led her to stay loyal to him and travel back to Bethlehem Judah with Naomi. When it would have been easier to go...

Today we begin the book of Ruth by talking about the wonderfully selfless Naomi. 

Today we talk about Samson, and the desires that his parents had to raise him up to the Lord. Even though Samson used his agency to make some really bad choices there are promises made to righteous parents. 

Today we talk about the Lord strengthening the faith of Gideon and the children of Israel, and how He is anxious to do the same for us if we will have eyes to see. 

Today we discuss the miracle that the army of the Israelites experienced in battle and we see that the Lord continues to fight our battles in the Latter-Days. 

Today we talk about the thorn in the children of Israel's side and why the Lord chose not to remove it, as well as Deborah, who she is and what we can come to know about her as we dig into the Hebrew! Spoiler alert, IT'S AWESOME!

After the death of Joshua and the rest of the generation that crossed the Jordan, there arose a generation that knew not the Lord. How vital it is that we remind ourselves of who God is and our relationship with Him on a daily basis. 

Part of the Law of Moses for the children of Israel was to drive out those who worshipped differently than them. It is so vital that we understand that this is not our law. We are not to isolate ourselves from those who think or worship differently from us. Instead we are commanded to drive out the sin from within ourselves. 

Today we talk about the significance of the Book of Judges, and about the importance of driving sin out completely. 

Joshua teaches the children of Israel that they are to go forward remembering the blessings that they have been given and serving the Lord in sincerity and truth. When you and I remember the great blessings that we receive from our Father in Heaven, our ability to continue on His path and serve Him greatly increases.  Holland- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2006/10/what-i-wi...

When the Lord tells Joshua that they have been given the city of Jericho, the were still outside it's walls. Yet for the Lord it was done, it was complete, the children of Israel just needed to exercise faith to receive it. We have been told that our redemption has already been made. That's it, the gift of Eternal life has already been given, but what remains to be seen is if we will be willing to...

Today we learn that God wants us to create opportunities to testify to the children in our lives, and to trust Him that he is fighting or battles with us.  Pearson- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/faith-in-the-lord-jesus-christ?lang=eng

In our lives it is so easy to sit back and wait for God to start working. To sit back and think, "I will have faith to do A, B and C, when I see X, Y and Z happen." It is a natural man approach to faith. But it isn't God's approach to faith! He would have us show faith and act first, with the belief that God's actions and blessings will follow. 

In preparation to do something hard, the Lord has Joshua command the people to sanctify themselves. I love that the best way to prepare for something physically difficult was a spiritual preparation. So what does it mean to sanctify ourselves? How do we do it and where does the sanctification really come from? Stapley- https://emp.byui.edu/satterfieldb/quotes/Gift%20of%20Holy%20Ghost/Sanctifies%20...

Here, when the Lord tells Joshua to be strong and have courage 3 different times, He is actually giving us 3 different ways that we can find strength and courage when things are hard.  Christofferson- https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/the-power-of-covenants?lang=eng&adobe_mc_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Fstudy%2Fgeneral-conference%2F200...