Jesus Christ - The Rock

At church today, I was inspired by a scripture that a friend shared. I actually memorized this scripture when I was sixteen. It is found in Helaman 5:12. "And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." I've thought about that scripture a lot today. It seems that lately I have had lots of afflictions. Those are the devil's storms that he is sending to distract me and shake me from my faith in Christ.

Christ is truly the rock upon which we should build a foundation. He has "overcome the world". He has shown that because of this, we can also overcome the world through Him. Although we might be shaken, although we may ask "Why me?", although we may feel sorrow, we can always trust in Christ. Even in our most sore difficulties, He is there to comfort us. We just need to ask for His comfort.

There is a saying that a friend of mine gave me years back. "Sometimes the Lord calms the sea. Sometimes He lets the storms rage, and calms our hearts." He won't take away the trials, but He will make them easier. I know that He will, and I hope that others will utilize His help as well.