In Thanksgiving we can ‘Yield Our Hearts to God’

By so doing we give Him full power to make us into what He knows we can become… of far more worth and purpose, to ourselves and God, than our limited mortal vision will take us. kdm

In ‘Yielding Our Hearts to God’, By Sister Neill F. Marriott,  Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, she says:

“Elder Dallin H. Oaks, in April general conference, spoke of the need “to reform our personal lives.” 1  I submit that personal reformation begins with a change of heart—no matter your life experiences or your place of birth.

Have Thine own way!

Thou art the Potter;

I am the clay.

Mould me and make me

After Thy will,

While I am waiting,

Yielded and still. 2

…President Gordon B. Hinckley said: “If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God. … The Lord will not forsake us.”4

Our family motto doesn’t say, “It will all work out now.” It speaks of our hope in the eternal outcome—not necessarily of present results. Scripture says, “Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.”5 This doesn’t mean all things are good, but for the meek and faithful, things—both positive and negative—work together for good, and the timing is the Lord’s.

When we open ourselves to the Spirit, we learn God’s way and feel His will. During the sacrament, which I call the heart of the Sabbath, I have found that after I pray for forgiveness of sins, it is instructive for me to ask Heavenly Father, “Father, is there more?” When we are yielded and still, our minds can be directed to something more we may need to change—something that is limiting our capacity to receive spiritual guidance or even healing and help…

I have struggled to banish the mortal desire to have things my way, eventually realizing that my way is oh so lacking, limited, and inferior to the way of Jesus Christ. “His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come.”8 Can we love Jesus Christ and His way more than we love ourselves and our own agenda?”~Sister Neill F. Marriott,  Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency

1. Dallin H. Oaks, “The Parable of the Sower,” Ensignor Liahona,  May 2015, 32.