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Save it were the Power of God...

My thoughts tonight come from The Book of Mormon in the book of 1 Nephi chapter 18 verses 17-20.
Preface: Nephi's older brothers are prideful and angry with him so he gets tied up. God sends a storm that threatens to sink their ship until they choose to untie Nephi and repent of their wickedness.
17 Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick beds. 19 And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me. 20 And there was nothing save it were the power of God...could soften their hearts; wherefore, when their saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me. 
This struck me tonight because I realized something. Oftentimes, we believe that we can fix people. We think that we have the power to change people, and if we only try hard enough, beg and plea more, then that person will change.
But the problem with this mindset is that we will get discouraged, and even depressed feeling like we have failed somehow; that we are not good enough, smart enough, wise enough to make a difference.

HERE IS THE CATCH...WE CANNOT CHANGE PEOPLE, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OUR EFFORTS. "There was NOTHING save it were the power of God...could soften their hearts."

Did you catch that? Only God can change us. Only God can change and motivate our hearts. We are just instruments in His hands.

MY MESSAGE TONIGHT IS THIS: DO WHAT YOU CAN, LOVE THEM WITH ALL YOUR HEART...AND THEN LET GOD WORK HIS WONDERS. ~Inspire True You

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