It has been over a month since I last posted, but for some reason I am feeling like August should be a good time to restart on a regular basis.
This week at work I had an experience that was unusual for me. Often times when I meet people coming into the office they are not in their best state. They are sick or not feeling well. This week I met a woman who was suffering with some stress and sadness in her life. She asked where I was from and when I told her I was from Utah, she got excited and asked if I was mormon. I told her I was and she said, "oh good, I know some of what you believe and I know that you have faith." She told me about some sweet revelation she gathered from reading the bible about Job. She then asked if I would pray with her. This is not conventional, but I believe that prayer can be important in the healing process. She said the prayer and I will say that I could feel the Spirit in the room and I could feel how much love Heavenly Father had for her and me. In her prayer she humbly proclaimed, "I love you Jesus and I know that you will not give me something that I can't handle." I was so touched by this statement. It is wonderful to know this simple truth. He will not give us something we can't handle. He gives us trials and we are promised that they will be for our good. Often it is impossible to understand how something can be for your good when it is so difficult and long lasting. It seems counterintuitive that our Heavenly Father who love us would put us in painful circumstances. Whether they be emotional, financial, health related or relationship problems this is what our Father wants us to experience. There are lessons to be learned from trials. These lessons can range from learning to have compassion or finding an unknown personal resolve or simply coming unto Christ.
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