So many times I have read those words, "you will have some heartaches" and have assumed they would come in the form of a difficult home environment, accidents, or illness... you know, "trials!" For some reason I've always associated "heartache" to be the kind of pain one would never wish for, the kind one would want removed from from their life. I never imagined anything that could hurt so bad would be something I'd actually pray to keep.
Job was tested in ways I cannot even begin to comprehend. Nevertheless, he did not sacrifice his integrity. I love that word "integrity!" It is another way of saying Job remained true no matter the circumstance, no matter the cost and always praised the name of the Lord.
This blessing given to me in my teenage years promises that in such tests "[I] will conquest them and [I] will not sacrifice [my] integrity". I seek to make certain that is fulfilled.
Job endured countless "heartaches" the pain of which I cannot comprehend. But look at what incredible faith it produced! Ultimately, that is what I want... faith like Job! The Lord was His ultimate source for strength and through Him he was able to "endure all things" without sinning or charging God foolishly. - Job 1:22
The promises given to me have held true. "The influence of the scriptures, the teachings of Christ and of God" truly have brought me comfort in such trials!! I testify of their unfailing power. They have brought me solace and peace in all of my heartaches... including the ones I like to call "beautiful."
- Alicia
Every fear, every doubt, all the pain I went through
Was the price that I paid to see this view
Now that I'm here I would never trade
The grace that I feel and the faith that I find
Through the bittersweet tears and the sleepless nights
I used to pray He'd take it all away
But instead it became
A beautiful heartbreak
I never dreamed my heart would make it
And I thought about turning around
But Heaven has shown me miracles
I never would have seen from the ground
Now I take the rain with the sunshine
Cause there's one thing that I know
He picks up the pieces
Along each broken road
Alma 7:11 - He Knows!
“No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God … and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire” - Elder Orson F. Whitney
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Every fear, every doubt, all the pain I went through
Was the price that I paid to see this view
Now that I'm here I would never trade
The grace that I feel and the faith that I find
Through the bittersweet tears and the sleepless nights
I used to pray He'd take it all away
But instead it became
A beautiful heartbreak
I never dreamed my heart would make it
And I thought about turning around
But Heaven has shown me miracles
I never would have seen from the ground
Now I take the rain with the sunshine
Cause there's one thing that I know
He picks up the pieces
Along each broken road
Alma 7:11 - He Knows!
“No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God … and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire” - Elder Orson F. Whitney
