Have Faith...God Loves Us!

 One of the most important, essential, amazing truths we all need to know and believe is that God, our loving Heavenly Father, loves us!  He is our Father and we are literally His children.  This one fundamental truth is the light we need to combat the dark clouds of discouragement around us.  Because of this love we don't ever need to feel alone or lost.  His love can and will guide us and give us hope.  Trust Him!

How do I know He loves us?  He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, down to earth to make is possible for all of us to return to live with Him again.  In the New Testament in John 3:16-17 it reads, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."  Heavenly Father loves each of us and so that is why He sent Jesus Christ.  He knew we would all make mistakes and He knew we would need help so He sent Jesus Christ to earth to atone for our sins.  Christ took our sins upon Him and paid for them so that we can be given mercy, be forgiven of those sins and have our guilt and shame wash away, and become clean and worthy to enter into the presence of God.  That is Heavenly Father's ultimate goal for all of us: return to Him.  Through Jesus Christ and His Atonement we can return to live with God and our families forever! 

I know my Heavenly Father loves me and I know He loves everyone in this world.  Have faith.  Believe in this amazing universal truth.  He loves us more than we can ever imagine.  Trust Him.  Have faith in Him.  Show your love for Him by following Him.  If we do this we can experience true, lasting happiness in this life and after when we will be worthy to return home to Heavenly Father and live with Him and our families in eternal happiness.  God loves us! 

The Source

 

Jesus Christ is the source and the light.  He is the source we need to look to to become clean from sin and guilt.  He is the source we need to look to find answers to all our questions.  He is the source of all happiness, peace, hope, and joy.  He is the light of this world.   He is the light that banishes the darkness of uncertainty, doubt, loneliness, despair, and heartache.  He is the light that illuminates the path and the source we need to look to in order to return home to our loving Heavenly Father.  He is the source and light of life.

In the Book of Mormon in 2 Nephi 25:26 it reads, "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins."

Only through Jesus Christ and His Atonement can we be forgiven of all our sins and our guilt and shame for past mistakes we have made can be swept away.  He is the source of forgiveness and through Him our burdens can be lightened.  It is so important to always focus on Christ because it is only through Him than we can become clean and worthy to live with Heavenly Father and our families for eternity.

And in 3 Nephi 15:9 it reads, "Behold, I am the law, and the light.  Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life."

Jesus Christ is also  the light.  Through Him we can truly see ourselves and others.  With His help we can see through the darkness of the world around us and see the path we need to take to return home to God.  He is the source of light, hope, love, faith, strength, and confidence that we need in order to navigate this world back to Heavenly Father.  I am so grateful to our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ, who has lighted the way we must go to find true happiness in this life.