Learning how to Receive
Brother Kent P. Jackson, BYU Devotional, June 28, 2011
"We don’t need to be embarrassed about our debt to our Heavenly Father and His
Beloved Son. Our Father in Heaven will always be our God, and Jesus will
always be our Savior. Through all eternity we will sing praises to Their
names and acknowledge our indebtedness to Them. In this life we need to be truly
and deeply thankful. Our thankfulness will motivate us to obediently keep Their
commandments—not out of guilt or debt or fear, but out of genuine love for Them.
We keep God’s commandments and love Him, as the apostle John taught, because He
loved us first (see 1 John 4:19). And then He blesses us more.
"How, then, do we translate this attitude of receiving into our relationships
with other people? I suggest that we learn to ask for help when we need it, that
we receive it when it’s offered, that we not feel guilty about doing so, and
that we recognize that in serving us, others are the Lord’s ministering angels
doing His work."
http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1967
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