Men's hearts will fail them
I wanted to reflect more on this phrase. It is written in the Bible concerning the latter days. It talks about the world being in distress. I can think of plenty of reasons that men's hearts would fail them in the sense of feeling weak or hurt. There is so much poverty, war, deception, sin, terror, and negativity in the world today. It seems to be increasing rapidly and if I focus on it, my heart does feel heavy.
What about the why, then? There are all these reasons for men's hearts to fail them, but is the why only because we are focused on them? I think there is more to it. I think it is also because somewhere, deep down, we recognize the danger that we are all in. We can sense the evil. Our hearts may feel heavy and week because we feel compassion for those who are struggling, or even depression within ourselves and for our own struggles.
How do our hearts fail us? Now this may seem obvious, and like I have already listed the ways. But, thinking about it deeper, if our hearts are considered to be failing, what is it that is not working correctly that would help them to avoid this failure? I think the answer is faith. President Nelson talks about faith in hard times and in trials and he even mentioned how his faith allowed him to feel total peace moments before he thought he might die.
I think that if we keep our faith strong and focus on the eternal perspective, and as President Nelson says, "knowing that everything will turn out right," we will not experience this failure of heart. Instead, I believe our hearts will take courage and will enable us to overcome the illusion. It really is an illusion because we can see all of the terrible things in this world but we can't see the spirit world that is also here and that is helping to support the righteous and uplift.
It takes faith to want to see the good in things when they are bad, and this is the kind of faith that will help us to get through difficult times that will only get even harder. Our prophet has counseled us to cleave unto the Savior and to increase in our testimony of Him. This is the only safety that is sure. If we can knit our hearts with His, they will surely not fail us.
What about the why, then? There are all these reasons for men's hearts to fail them, but is the why only because we are focused on them? I think there is more to it. I think it is also because somewhere, deep down, we recognize the danger that we are all in. We can sense the evil. Our hearts may feel heavy and week because we feel compassion for those who are struggling, or even depression within ourselves and for our own struggles.
How do our hearts fail us? Now this may seem obvious, and like I have already listed the ways. But, thinking about it deeper, if our hearts are considered to be failing, what is it that is not working correctly that would help them to avoid this failure? I think the answer is faith. President Nelson talks about faith in hard times and in trials and he even mentioned how his faith allowed him to feel total peace moments before he thought he might die.
I think that if we keep our faith strong and focus on the eternal perspective, and as President Nelson says, "knowing that everything will turn out right," we will not experience this failure of heart. Instead, I believe our hearts will take courage and will enable us to overcome the illusion. It really is an illusion because we can see all of the terrible things in this world but we can't see the spirit world that is also here and that is helping to support the righteous and uplift.
It takes faith to want to see the good in things when they are bad, and this is the kind of faith that will help us to get through difficult times that will only get even harder. Our prophet has counseled us to cleave unto the Savior and to increase in our testimony of Him. This is the only safety that is sure. If we can knit our hearts with His, they will surely not fail us.
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