Do I ask?

Mosiah 8:20  How marvelous are the works of the Savior, and how long doth He suffer with His people: yeah and how blind and impenetrable are the understandings of the children of men; for they do not seek wisdom.

When I read this it helped me understand why it is so important that I am regularly connected to the Lord because if I don't spend enough time being taught by Him, I can really get all wrapped up in my own thoughts regardless if they are true or not.  I can get really far off track.  It is crucial that there is constant knowledge and information coming to us about what it is we need to do and about who we really are from the Lord.

I must seek wisdom, look for it, long for it, study and ponder, search, pray and think.  The Lord knows we are fickle and He is even willing to work with that.  I haven't always sought wisdom, but when I have the Lord has always been merciful, compassionate and giving.  The Lord hears my cries, he answers my prayers.  He has helped me go forward with might when I am scared.

I have at times felt overwhelmed with feeling stuck in something or unsure of the direction I need to go.  I have forgotten to ask the Lord for help because I either forget or don't trust in Him enough.  When I go in this direction for too long, my heart does start to change.  I notice bitterness can fill it much more easily.

Mosiah 10:14 Wroth because they understand not the dealings of the Lord; they were wroth with him upon the waters because they hardened their hearts against the Lord.

1Nephi 15:8 Have ye inquired of the Lord? Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?  If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask in faith believing, and ask in faith believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments surely these things shall be made known unto you.  

I think this the beauty of personal revelation between the Lord and ourselves.  This is the order the Lord expects from us in order to enable true communion with Him.  When I don't submit, repent, inquire and trust I begin to boast in my own strength, my heart becomes more hardened. And I am more likely to be found in bondage or sin, and even bitterness can begin to grow against the word of God.

The Lord is adamant about truth being planted in our hearts.  If my heart is ready, which is made possible through seeking, submitting, repenting, trusting, searching and asking…I will  be nourished and taught.  If those seeds can be planted firmly in my heart, not just my mind, chances are I will follow His promptings.  The Lord creates things.  I know he can create beautiful things in my life too.  I am certain what He can construct out of my life will be wonderful.