God, Our Heavenly Father
God wants us to be happy on earth. The closer we are to Him, the happier we can be, even during hard times. Heavenly Father can fill us with hope and peace during our difficulties if we will turn to Him—which is why He allows life to be hard for us at times.
At other times, we bring difficulties upon ourselves because of the choices we make. We distance ourselves from God when we sin and don’t follow what Christ taught. When we fail to pray, we can feel alone. We may feel sad, isolated or confused when we don’t put Him first in our lives.
Heavenly Father wants us to pray to Him sincerely and ask for forgiveness of our sins through the grace of Jesus Christ. We should also ask for Christ to strengthen us in our weaknesses. In this way the hard things of life can bless us by making us stronger through Jesus Christ.
Will you pray for God’s help?
Next time you experience difficulties, will you pray and ask for God’s help and then read the Bible seeking for an answer?
Ether 12:27
And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.
God is your Father in Heaven. He created your spirit, and that makes you His child. God has a body of flesh and bones, like you and me, but his body is immortal and perfect. He loves you deeply and His greatest desire is for you to return to live with Him. To help us become more like Him, He sent us to Earth so we could learn and grow. As a loving parent, He wants to help you along the way. But it’s up to us to let Him into our lives.
Will you pray?
Will you pray to God, and ask Him to help you know that He exists, that he knows you and loves you? If you will do this often, in a quiet place, and think about God, you will receive an answer from Him. You will likely feel peace, love or a feeling of confidence that God is real.
God’s help can come in many forms. One important way of receiving God’s help is by talking to Him through prayer. He answers our prayers with inspiration, guidance, feelings of comfort, understanding, and hope.
God also helps us through the scriptures, which contain messages from God through his prophets. Prophets write the messages they receive from God and share them with us. The Bible is one example of this. Reading the scriptures blesses our lives with direction and inspiration from Him.
God allows us to be born into families. It’s His desire for family members to love one another and help each other through life. Sometimes our family doesn’t support us like they should, so God also helps us by placing other people our lives to lend their love and support.
Jesus Christ established a Church during his mortal ministry. His Church is designed to help us through life by accessing His love and power, while feeling support from others around us.
1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Ephesians 4:11–12
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: