[INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC]
In Proverbs 3:5-6,
we read this counsel: "Trust in the Lord
with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths." Trusting in the Lord is
letting the Lord guide you instead of trying to
follow your own knowledge and your own wisdom. I trust the Lord 110 percent
because I know that if I fall, He'll pick me up
and that there will be no cuts or bruises there. Everything will be healed. I do trust the Lord. And I've had too many
experiences not to trust Him. If I try to do it myself,
it's way harder and bumpier, and it's a rough path to take. Trusting in the Lord
means trust that He has a purpose for whatever is
happening to you in your life. So if He is giving you a trial,
that trial is for a reason. When we spiritually lean
to our own understanding, we lean away from our Savior. If we lean, we are not
centered, we are not balanced, and we are not
focused on Christ. There are a lot of things out
there that are distracting and definitely take away
focus from the Savior. I think I grew up in, I would
say, kind of a slow world. And as I've grown, it's
gotten faster and faster. And it's pretty much a
world of distractions. I've had bad experiences
with friends. I had an option to
choose right from wrong. I chose wrong. And in that, I felt
like I had no one, but I knew that He was there. We must each ask, "How do I
keep centered and lean not to my own understanding?" Spiritual balance
isn't easy to get. It's something that's
going to take years. To have good balance
in the gospel, to me, is making time for prayer
and scripture study, also attending church and having
family time at family home evening. Going back to the
basics--prayer, scripture, attending church--is always
a good way of keeping your balance. Jesus Christ has
overcome the world. And because of Him, because
of His infinite Atonement, we all have great
cause to trust, knowing that ultimately
all will be well. The Lord has directed my path. I know that our Savior
and our Redeemer loves us and that He sacrificed His
life for us in order for us to find joy and be happy. And I know that we're
only going to find peace when we're on the right path. If we trust in our Heavenly
Father and in our Savior and lean not to our
own understanding, They will direct our paths and
will extend the arm of mercy toward us. [INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC]