Today I have been truly blessed with the undeniable knowledge that my prayers are not only heard beyond the four walls of my room but that they are also answered!
For weeks now I have been struggling with the new paths my life and The Lord are taking me down and I have felt lost and without a purpose. I have pleaded with The Lord for help, guidance and comfort. I have poured my heart out each day to my Heavenly Father and I have to admit that at times I have felt like I was going unheard.
Then today that comfort came in the words of a wonderful speaker in sacrament meeting!
Today Bridlington branch , or costa del Brid as I like to call it, was visited by our high councilman and his wife, Brother and Sister Hughes. Let me share something with you about these two wonderful people. I have only met them a handful of times and yet they remember my name, they remember what I do for a living and my personal circumstances. The light of the gospel shines from them and having them visit the branch is always a treat.
Today Sister Hughes gave a wonderful talk in sacrament. She talked about making prayer meaningful, made some wonderful comments about scripture study and truly had the spirit with her. Then she said something which gave me goosebumps and hit me like an electric shock to my heart. She said this "you can sit and let the pain and all the rubbish that goes with it get to you or you can do something ace"
Now I am sure when Sister Hughes planned her talk she probably didn't give this tiny quote much thought, however to me, that one simple sentence was an answer to the prayers I had been saying for weeks. I can choose to feel sorry for myself and the circumstances I have found myself in , or I can trust in The Lord , follow his will and do something ace and help others come unto Christ!!
What an amazing blessing it is to have our prayers answered and to know that Heavenly Father hears us! Prayers are not always answered in the way we expect or even when we expect them, but they do come , in the lords time and in ways we sometimes don't imagine.
Prayer really is the passport to peace.
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