The Will of God

I love reading about our Savior, Jesus Christ, and how we can better follow Him and be His disciples while we are here on the earth. In 2 Nephi 10, verse 24, it says, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved." 

I loved reading this and being reminded that we need to be willing to humble ourselves enough to surrender our worldly wants and desires and try to "reconcile" ourselves to God's will and what He is asking of us. It might seem hard to do or we might not want to do it, but it is going to bless us so much more than doing what we wanted in life. Our Heavenly Father loves us and has a plan for us. If we will trust Him and strive to follow Him and the example of His son, Jesus Christ then their paths will allow us to better become who God needs us to be to accomplish His work on the earth. I think the key though is to have a willing heart. Just like if you were to play the "jello/museum" game with someone where you shape them into something and then you all go around and see the different "sculptures" in the room (maybe I am spending too much time learning how to be an elementary school teacher haha). BUT. It works for this analogy. When you are "sculpting" someone into something, but they aren't willing to hold the shape that you are turning them into, then it's not going to work... they aren't going to look like what the "master" wanted them to look like. It will be the sculpture's own idea of what they wanted to be. It is the same way with Heavenly Father. We have our agency and can choose the kind of person we want to be. However, if we will let Him and our Savior into our lives and make the decisions WITH them, then we will start to recognize the blessings that come from reconciling ourselves to God's will.