Sight through the storm.

When I was a young man, I worked at a scout camp. One day when all the boys had come for a campfire, a massive storm came. We had to evacuate them all through a field that had become a sand storm. We couldn't see the building aways off but I knew it was there. I believed the building was there but could not see it. This is an example of faith. Uchtdorf said that “there are times when we have to not see with our eyes but see with our hearts” Alma told us to Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day. (Alma 37:37) notice that he said "direct'- "not drag". The lord will not force us to do his will. And also notice he said “for good”- not “what you want.”

The lord knows yesterday today and forever- he knows every decision that we have made and every path that lies ahead. Uchtdorf also said, “If faith is so powerful, why can’t I receive an answer to a heartfelt prayer? I don’t need a sea to part or a mountain to move. I just need pass this test or my parents to forgive each other or an eternal companion to appear on my doorstep with a bouquet of flowers in one hand and an engagement ring in the other. Why can’t my faith accomplish that?” An important thing to realize is that faith can never force another’s agency. We also cannot force our will to God. We are meant to walk down the path and we are meant to get bumped and scraped up along the way. As we are walking along waiting for direction, we have to fend for ourself. “The purpose of faith is not to change God’s will but to empower us to act on God’s will.”

Saint-Exupéry’s who wrote the Little Prince, who said: “One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” Sometimes we can't see through the storm ahead of us, but we can see with our hearts with the Lord guiding us.