Becoming like a Child

I want to share a few principles from the scriptures today:

‘’And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.’’ Matthew 18:3-4

‘’ Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;

 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.’’ D&C 78:17-18

The Lord commands us to be innocent, kind, and good; just like little children are. They have no malice and seek not to harm others. We should strive to develop the same qualities.

At the same time, he says that in our mortal condition we are ‘’little children’’ in the way that we don’t understand the things of God nor his eternal perspective and purposes. He then explains that, if we are humble, he will lead us along and bless us. For that to happen we need to have faith in him and be teachable, just like children are.

Mosiah 3:19 (In the Book of Mormon)  teaches us how the natural man is an enemy of God. In order to get rid of that ‘’natural man’’ inside of us we need to:

Yield to the enticing of the Spirit and be cleaned through the atonement.

Be: Submissive, meek, humble, full of love, patient, and willing to submit to God’s will.

The world we live in teaches us the opposite thing: people are trying to take advantage of others all the time. They see moral corruption and a virtue, rebellion against God as liberty and the ability to harm others as intelligence. 

I invite myself and whoever reads this to the challenge of getting rid of the natural man and changing for good.

I invite you to visit this website and see how happy you can be if you decide it:

Mormon.org