Increasing Faith

I am sitting at work today with a very strong feeling that I am somehow failing with my faith.

It's been a while since I decided to evaluate my spiritual health. I have been exercising pretty regularly and it has gotten me thinking about my physical, mental, and spiritual health. I noticed that I wasn't where I wanted to be spiritually.

I was on lds.org and came across an article written by a woman whose Father was killed when she was very young. She talked about her struggle and how she felt at times that the burden was too much. She talked about her pleading before the Lord to let her see her dad again and give him a hug, but that wasn't the miracle that the Lord gave. Instead, she experienced the glorious feeling of having her burden being lifted from her shoulders. She said that His presence was almost tangible as He removed the weight.

Just reading that article, I thought of all that I have been carrying because of my spiritual loss. I realized that I cannot go through this life without feeling the Spirit console and inspire me to be better, to remember my covenants, and feel my Savior's love.


"Because of His infinite and eternal sacrifice, the Savior has perfect empathy and can extend to us His arm of mercy. He can reach out, touch, succor, heal, and strengthen is to be more than we could ever be and help us to do that which we could never do relying only upon our own power... The unique burdens in each of our lives help us to rely upon the merits, mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah. I testify and promise the Savior will help us to bear up our burdens with ease."
- David A Bednar