Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
"Let It Be", The Beatles
One of the hardest things about life, in my opinion, is learning to accept the choices that other people make, especially when it causes pain for themselves or others. I often think of this song when I think things like...
"Why doesn't he...?"
"They should have..."
"This isn't the way it should be."
"What the heck did she do that for?!"
"That's not fair."
"Doesn't he know... ?"
After I found out about my husband's addiction to sex and pornography, he sexually assaulted me repeatedly. I felt beaten down and trapped. He broke our marriage vows, and hurt me physically and emotionally in a time of vulnerability. That was a pain deeper than anything else I have experienced. The deep aching in my heart turned me to God. As I searched for the answer to why this happened to me, I heard a phrase repeatedly.
All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
I thought about that over and over. "How," I thought, "can this pain be made right? How can it be erased?" I asked for months. The answer I found is that He doesn't erase it. Sometimes the pain can't be taken away. But, He can compensate for it.
God says to us, "My dearest child, my heart aches for you. I'm sorry that you are suffering. Agency is essential to my plan. I can't stop that, but I can heal you. Not only will I heal you, but I will make you better and stronger than before. Christ has suffered this for you. He knows what it feels like. He knows how to overcome it. Let him show you the way."
"...And he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities." (Alma 7:12)
It is His compensating gift to us; a better and stronger self.
Final Thought
God is the giver of perfect gifts. What has He given you today?
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