Help from heaven

President Benson said, “Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace. Whoever will lose his life in the service of God will find it.” I have learned the most from reading Goddard’s book and have enjoyed every page. The main thing I will remember, and implement more fully into my life, is that we are not meant to go through marriage as individuals. We are meant to work together with the Lord as our guide. He will help us to be humble, forgiving, and patient as we learn how to be better Christians. How do we work with the Lord? This is something we must work on daily through practice. I have found that starting the day off with prayer and asking for Heavenly Father’s help to guide me makes a big difference. This sets our minds and hearts towards what He would want us to do. Listening to the Spirit is vital also. If we can be worthy of the Spirit and listen to the promptings we can be in tune to what our spouse might need. The two most important things for me to be able to work with the Lord is to be worthy and to be willing to submit to what He might ask of me.