He is my Ally

Hello my readers, I am sure this will have come as a surprise to you popping up on your feed. Yes, this is my mission blog. I have officially been home for more than a year now.

Yesterday was Sunday, however, and after some great church meetings, I decided to come home and call some of my old investigators or mission families. It had been a while and my heart has been aching to talk to some of these amazing people.

 This week in my religion class, as a closing assignment, we have the option to create a blog post sharing what we have learned this week. I found it a great opportunity to share what I have learned and to fit an assignment in this way.

This week, we were invited to read in the first chapters of Romans. Now, the Bible has never been an easy read for me. In fact, I have to admit, I have never read the Bible cover to cover. I have read all the chapters and it's content, but never from one end straight through to the other. So, studying the New Testament at school has been a blessing for me.

I ran across the scripture this week in Romans 8:31."If God be for us, who can be against us?" 

In other words, if we have God on our side, then we have no need to fear of our enemies. What has been an overlaying theme this week to me has been the concept of trusting God. There have been many times that I have received a prompting and chose not to follow it out of fear of men. Men, or my peers for a better term, SCARE ME. I cannot handle well, being made fun of, criticized or torn down. Especially for something that is so important to me. For example, I remember once in high school pouring my heart out to a friend about my testimony of eternal life. While my friend respected me, a peer who was eavesdropping, immediately chimed in to tell me that my beliefs were fake and could not possibly be real. That broke my heart. I wanted him to so badly feel the peace and know what I knew to be true. 

The important thing to remember is that God is always on our side. Even if we are not doing what's right, He is there cheering from the sidelines trying to get us back on track. However, we will not only be supported, but blessed when we stand up for ourselves and especially our Father in Heaven. So I ask the same question to you...."If God is for YOU, then who could be against YOU?"

"We don’t have to wait to cross the finish line to receive God’s blessings. In fact, the heavens begin to part and the blessings of heaven begin to distill upon us with the very first steps we take toward the light." 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf