Lately it seems as if the world is getting harder and harder to survive in. Everyday something is happening to bring the world further away from God. Tiffani and I have been contemplating a lot lately of some ways that we can help our family as well as those around us stay solid in our belief in God in this troubled world. After some friends/neighbors of ours shared some thoughts on what they are doing we thought it would be a good idea to start a blog for the sole purpose of sharing our spiritual experiences with others. Our hope is that each week as we share a spiritual experience that has brought us closer to our Heavenly Father and the Savior that it will help others come closer to them as well. As you read and our inspired to help spread the experiences to others that are in need of spiritual help please invite ALL to follow the blog.
For our first post I thought I would take a moment and explain why we chose our blog to be Enduring Life With Happiness. Through out my life I have encoutered many people, as I am sure all of us have, who have been dealt vwith very difficult hardships and trials. During those times we are all faced with the decision to become bitter towards life and/or God or to become happier (after the trial is over of course) and/or closer to God. During these times society would encourage us to look towards a variety of ways to deal with the challenges. Some suggestions may be very constructive and positive ways others can be very destructive and negative ways. I have found that in either case most of the time the suggestion to find God as a source of happiness and strength is not brought up. It has been my experience that those who have put their trust and faith in God during those times have come out much stronger and farther a head than those who turn away God in times of trouble.
In the scriptures we are taught that the purpose of this life is not just to get through it. Although sometimes it seems as if all we can do is just get through it that is not the purpose of our lives. We were all created by God and put here on this earth to have joy and happiness just as our Father in Heaven has joy and happiness. It does not mean that our trials will go away BUT if we remember that this life was designed for us to be happy I believe it will make it easier for us to endure those challenges and trials we all face in life. God has given us tools and resources for us to get through those difficult times and experience happiness. Our goal is to be one of those tools for other people. I hope that when you read our personal spiritual experiences that it will help you overcome those hardships and trials and bring you happiness in our lives as well as a greater faith in God.
To end my blog post for the day I ran accross a video that I often watch when going through a difficult time. I have attached the video for you all to watch. Thanks for taking the time to read out posts and hopefully through this blog we can help others renew or gain a faith in Christ and our Heavenly Father.
