5 I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater work yet among men than what he has before done.
This is speaking directly to me about our adoption. It is a good desire, but a greater work is to come. That feels good. It's good to see it as something other than the greatest thing to come, which is how I had been looking at it.
Skipping two verses...
8 Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both joy in that which ye have desired.
This is good too, it's comforting. When I get a little crazy feeling inside about adopting, mostly about where the money is coming from and how fast I want it to come, I've been purposefully saying to myself, Let Go and Let God. As a reminder that when I let God take the reins, far greater things will happen than if I try and force it. This is a nice encouragement.
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This particular scripture has just about always struck me with powerful force since... oh, a bit before I turned 19.
My institute teacher was telling us about her son, who had recently been accepted to some prestigious medical school or something along those lines. Then she told us how it said in her son's patriarchal blessing that if he served his mission well, he'd come home and be successful in any job that he chose to pursue.
It made me think... what kind of job would I pursue if given that kind of promise? Sort of like what was given to the apostles... Jesus told them they could choose anything... and John chose to continuously serve. (And now I'm quite overwhelmed with spiritual flow of energy... shaking and crying and knowing... "this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more..." (David means beloved so that also always strikes me powerfully in the scriptures))
That sounds like such a great blessing to have. It is a powerful verse. I love when I pick ones that impact you as well as myself.
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