Nobody cares about me

 

Nobody cares about me

 

Nobody cares about me, nobody loves me; these are seeds, negative seeds founded in the devil. Nobody wants me, nobody needs me, nobody recognizes me, nobody understands me, and nobody appreciates me. We could substitute nobody with a name, any name of any person. When we do this, we give them control over us. We think, say and do as they would have us do. The infamous they, they know what is best for us, they will know how to comfort us, they will know how to bring joy and happiness into our lives. The truth be told, regardless of who loves us, we do not need to seek their approval - See 10 A’s and 2 R’s. 1. We are called to love the lord with all our heart. Matthew 22:38 – We also know that God so loved us that he sent his only begotten Son. John 3:16 – To die on the cross for us so that we might be saved. Heavenly Father loves us Peter 3:12 – Disciplines those he loves. 2 Corinthians 9:7 – God loves a cheerful giver. I’ll come back to this.

 

Suffice it to say Jesus loves us, Heavenly Father loves us. Heavenly Father said we would be hated because we love him Matthew 10:22 – All men will hate you because you love me. He calls us a peculiar people - see marvelous work and wonder, a strange people. Others will not understand us for we seek not their approval, we are not driven as the wind drives the sea. We will be a lit candle for all to see whereby the gale force of a hurricane wind could not put out our flame.

 

We are called to build our foundation on the rock of Jesus Christ – in Psalms 18:2 – it states he is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God is my rock in whom I take refuge. When we look to others for acceptance, approval etc., we lead a life with misery and pain for we will never meet their expectations of us, never. We could never be the end all to anyone and if we were we are probably led into destruction from the devil. We cannot be responsible for other’s happiness and joy, their salvation. Each of us has free will to do, think and say what we will. By building our rock of Jesus foundation, by developing faith that he will bring to pass our eternal life, happiness and salvation, by looking to him for love, we can begin to eliminate the outside influences of those around us. We are not put in this life to please others, we are here to please our Heavenly Father.

 

He asks us to pray unceasingly, read and study his word, fellowship and meet often, obey his commandments, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, love and serve him, and in serving him will be serving others. We are called to love God and serve the Lord and in doing so we will love and serve our Lord’s people for he said love your neighbor as yourself. Heavenly Father asks us to seek his guidance not the guidance of others.

 

Pray

 

1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Be joyful always, pray continually. Heavenly Father also tells us that anything we ask in prayer and believe and have faith, we will receive it. Mark 11:24 – His ears are attentive to our prayers. 1 Peter 3:17 – He will hear us. If we have faith, hope, and love and charity. If we obey his commandment and build our life on the rock of Jesus foundation. If we pray continuously, Heavenly Father will hear our prayer and guide us in our thoughts, words and deeds through his Comforter, The Holy Spirit. Ask and you shall receive, knock and it shall be opened.  Matthew 7:7. 8 Acts 20:35 – It is more blessed to give than to receive. Matthew 10:8 – Freely you have received, freely you should give.

 

Heavenly Father is the one who brings joy and happiness into our life, not others, when we are in the service of others, when we love our wives, children, and neighbors and serve them unconditionally, without expectation, we begin to find joy, the true meaning of life. No longer will we be filled with misery and sadness, despair, wondering, yearning to know what it will take to bring joy into our lives. The pain of living, of our imperfect existence, bodies will mean nothing when we finally come to the realization that we are on this earth to love and serve the Lord. As a consequence of that, we will love ourselves, accept ourselves, and take pride in ourselves. 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 19 – We are our Lord’s Holy Temple and love our neighbor as ourselves. We are called to give our Lord the praise, the glory, we are called to fear him and humble ourselves before him. We are not to be filled with pride or boast of our accomplishments. We are to give him the credit. By and through the Holy Spirit, we are directed or guided in our thoughts, words and actions. If they be good, we should thank you, Heavenly Father for his blessing we received and give him the credit. He works through us to accomplish his will through us – see the Lord’s Prayer – his will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. We are simply the vessel he has chosen to accomplish his will on this earth. We need to honor our Heavenly Father. Anything thought, spoken or done that is not good is of the devil. We are not called to receive our reward on this earth, we are called to store up our treasures (rewards) in heaven.

 

D&C 100:5, 6 – Speak the thoughts – what to say. D&C 8 – Holy Ghost will shed forth. D&C 101:7, 8 – Heavenly Father wants us to pray to him in the good times not only the bad. 37: Care not of the body, but for the soul. 38: Seek the face of the Lord always.

I thought I would begin writing down some scriptures from D&C and before I knew it I was bored with it. I will reread D&C another time and will underline the verses that jump out at me.

 

I want to take a look at some of the words listed above – go to page 6. I was reading the Doctrine and Covenants and several verses seemed to leap off the page to me. There was D&C 88:19 – Organize yourselves, prepare every needful thing, establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God. D&C 88:123 – See that you love one another, cease to be covetous, learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires. D&C 90:18 – Set in order your house, keep slothfulness and un-cleanliness far from you. D&C 90:24 - Search diligently, pray always and be believing and all things shall work for thy good… D&C 93:40 – But I have commanded you to bring up your children in the light and truth. D&C 101:2 – I, the Lord have suffered the affliction to come upon them, wherewith they have been afflicted in consequence of their transgression.

 

I don’t like how this letter is started, so I have decided not to send it. However, these scriptures did jump off the page, especially the one about putting your house in order. Your house could be considered your body, your temple. It does say to organize yourself, it also says to love one another, and lastly pray always. I commit to keeping my house in your, by the Grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ and the power of his Holy Spirit, I will be a man of the Lord, filled with joy and happiness. Thank you Lord for my life, praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.