Life Is A Test. It Is Only

The Lord Has Set No Limits On What He Is Willing To Teach Us And Give Us. We Are The Only Ones Who Set Limits--through Our Neglect Our Disobedience Or Ignorance. We Are In Large Measure The Ones Who Determine What We Will Learn And Experience In Mortality, And What We Will Receive Eternally.

It Is Not Possible To Sin Enough To Be Happy. It Isn't Possible To Buy Enough To Be Happy, Or To Entertain Or Indulge Or Pamper Ourselves Enough To Be Happy. It Is Not Possible To Hide Enough Or Run Far Enough Away From Trials And Troubles To Be Happy. Happiness And Joy Come Only When We Are Living Up To Who We Are... I Have Never Met Anyone Who Was Happier Because He Was Immoral, Or Because He Was Addicted To Something, Or Because He Was Dishonest And Compromised His Integrity.

Satan Is A "roaring Lion, [who] Walketh About, Seeking Whom He May Devour." And He Will Devour Us Unless We "put On The Whole Armour [or Power] Of God, That We May Be Able To Stand Against The Wiles Of The Devil." (see 1 Peter 5 And Ephesians 6)

On Those Days When We're Not Ready To Stop Being Offended, Not Ready To Forgive, Still Determined To Dish Out The Silent Treatment, What We're Actually Saying Is, "thanks, But I Don't Want To Become More Like The Savior Today. Maybe Tomorrow, But Not Today." Perhaps Those Are The Times When We Need To Pray The Hardest, The Times It Becomes Clear That A Change In Behavior Is Not Enough--that We Must Have A Change In Nature.

We're Not Alone--at Least, We're Alone Only If We Choose To Be Alone. We're Alone Only If We Choose To Go Through Life Relying Solely On Our Own Strength Rather Than Learning To Draw Upon The Power Of God.