Faith in God – Sunday, March 13, 1983
Faith is the “…substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”1
The Lord encourages us to have faith. “Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me…and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”2
Faith in a supreme being is the single most powerful force we can use to overcome our problems. It helps us endure extraordinary hardships without losing our perspective. With faith we are never alone.
As we begin to understand the process of faith, we realize that we can change our circumstances by changing our attitude and exercising faith. It is true: we are literally what we think, our character is the complete sum of all our thoughts.
God will always base our individual trials of faith on our particular temperaments and dispositions. The thing that will test one person’s faith will not necessarily test another’s. But when we humble ourselves, fully realizing that we cannot succeed without the Lord’s help, He will extend Himself to us.
The Lord wants us to have faith in Him. And if faith is difficult, He suggests that we experiment and exercise a particle of faith. If that is still difficult, He tells us to simply have a desire to believe and He will enlarge our souls and enlighten our understanding.3
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want…He leadeth me beside still waters…He giveth peace unto my soul.”4
1 New Testament, Hebrews 11:1
2 New Testament, Matthew 11:28-30
3 Book of Mormon, Alma 32:27-28
4 “The Lord is My Shepherd,” (Psalm XXIII), Franz Schubert
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March 13, 1983
Broadcast Number 2,795