Oh me.. Recently it seems like I am starving every two or three hours!! What is wrong with me? Missionaries do always eat a ton! So I shouldn't always be hungry right? I guess I am still a growing boy. Every young man's mother knows that boys are bottomless pits!
Do you ever get hungry like this? Where you just can't seem to fill that emptiness?
Imagine you didn't eat anything for two days, You would survive, but your stomach would be gnawing at your back bone right?!
Alright, Now you haven't eaten for a whole week! How hungry are you now? (Somehow you are still alive..)
Okay.. Now it has been a month and 3.5 days, How are you feeling now? (Well if you had gone without food for this long you would be dead.. Let's say you are still alive though!)
A while back, in a church meeting, I heard this analogy used with scripture study!
Questions:
-Why did our Heavenly Father give us scriptures?
-Do you think scriptures are important to Him?
-How important is it for us to read the scriptures He has given us?
In the world today there is so much reading material out there! Books, magazines, newspapers, even Ebooks, they can be a blessing. Some of the material is great and useful for us all! While some of the material out there has none or little "nutritional" value at all for us..
"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."
- 2 Nephi 32:3
Tips for study!!
- Turn it all off! Set aside some time to turn everything off (Cell phone, TV, Facebook, Etc.) So you have some time to study!
- "Liken" what you read and learn to yourself! (1 Nephi 19:23)
- Substitute your name in a verse of scripture to personalize it!
- Ask yourself, "How should I change as a result of what I have learned?"
- Set goals to live what you are learning!
I am so grateful for scriptures and the things we can learn from them! I have definitely gained a very strong testimony of scripture study the past 18 months, and that is why I chose to share this message with y'all! I hope you try it out! Let it grow into a habit in your life, test it! (Alma 32; in the Book Of Mormon)
If you need a copy go to this link!
http://mormon.org/free-book-of-mormon
It doesn't matter how long it has been since you last picked up your scriptures! Like Nike says,
"Just Do It!"
Please don't starve yourself from the words of Christ! :)
No, That is not a cheese burger! That is a cupcake!
... Yes the cupcake was delicious!
... Yes the cupcake was delicious!
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