The Good Times

For my Book of Mormon oral midterm, my group talked about how easy it was for the Nephites to go from prospering in the land, to becoming prideful and ultimately forgetting God. It’s an interesting trend in the Book of Mormon: the people go from experiencing some of the hardest, most humbling trials, and coming closer to God, to doing well in a worldly sense and ignoring God: the one who blessed them. The funny thing is that I would smirk at them, thinking, “they are ridiculous. Why can’t they just be grateful and always remember God?” However, I am a hypocrite for thinking that.

There have been countless times in my life where God has blessed me so generously, but I never fully thanked Him. I would get caught up in the moment and think that since things are going well, there is no need to call upon God. But that is a huge mistake. God isn’t only there for the hard times, He wants to be there with you to celebrate the big accomplishments along with the little victories. He is the one who has given you your understanding of happiness and joy, so why wouldn’t He be there during the happier times too?

Christ is happiness, joy, and love. It’s sometimes easier to find Him when things get hard, because His genuine desire for our happiness and well being is what helps get us out of those depressing times. He is the solution. I guess it’s just easier to recognize His goodness when it’s juxtaposed with all of the agonizing life events. But we shouldn’t forget that He is also the one who celebrates our accomplishments with us––both the big and little accomplishments. I can’t express how grateful I am to have a loving, caring God watching over me. One who understands my pains and helps me work through my feelings, but also one who understands my joy and rejoices with me. I just hope that I will be better at remembering where my blessings came from, and thank Him for being with me in the good times too.