Be of Good Cheer

I was thinking today on the way home from work about how much our Heavenly Father loves us. Even though I do all I can, sometimes things get mixed up and nothing works out the way that it is supposed to. Sometimes it feels like we are losing all the things that we need in life, and sometimes it turns out to be completely our fault that these bad things are happening to us.

But I was thinking about how fortunate it is that we are given a Savior, to make up the difference. When we do all we can, and still don't measure up, how beautiful is it that we are not required to worry, and that we have a Savior who will bridge that gap. I read an article on lds.org from the July 2011 issue that talks about that very thing (I'll link it at the bottom of this page).

The article is all about my favorite scripture, John 16:33.

Here is a quote I pulled out that I really liked

"When Christ proclaims, “Be of good cheer,” He is not requesting a naïve, Pollyanna-like response to life’s cruel twists and turns. Nor is He promising a pain-free life of constant bliss. Trial is no respecter of persons. Tragedy and hardship do not discriminate. Our world sees opposition among rich and poor, men and women, the righteous as well as the wicked. The Savior specifically prayed that God would not take us “out of the world” (John 17:15). “In this world your joy is not full,” He taught, “but in me your joy is full” (D&C 101:36). True happiness and satisfaction are found only by turning away from the world and coming to Christ."
-CAMILLE FRONK OLSON

I like this quote, as we all journey through life on our own quests for happiness, I think its important that we all remember this.. that true happiness comes from coming unto Christ. :)