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Wonderful Things For Me and Through Me

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1 Nephi 17:51 And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship? God is not stingy with His power. He is willing to use it constantly on my behalf. He has performed miracles for others, and He performs miracles for me. He is not partial or capricious. When I exercise faith, humble myself, trust in Christ, and seek diligently, I receive manifestations of God's power in my life.  God works by power. Whenever people see His power or action, they call it a miracle. Miracles are acts that defy limited human reason, but they do not defy God's reason. He can empower me to do anything He wants done. His power can remove the constraints by which I normally operate in the world. If I am willing to accept it, and set aside my personal fears and doubts, God can do many wonderful things for me and through me.

Lens of the Heart

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1 Nephi 7:17-19 But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound. And it came to pass that when I had said these words, behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet, and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again. And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and sought to lay hands upon me... Nephi saw the loosing of his bands as a miracle from God. Laman and Lemuel saw it only as inept knot tying. We see things differently through the lens of our hearts.