The other day I was reading in Alma 40. This is the chapter where Alma is speaking to his son, Corianton, about life after death. I love the process that Alma explains he went through as to how he came to obtain his knowledge and testimony of this. In verse 3 Alma explains that he had "inquired diligently of God that [he] might know."
Two things stand out to me in that statement: 1) He inquired diligently and 2) he inquired of God so that he might know. I feel like a lot of the times I have questions concerning doctrine or different circumstances in my life that I want to know the answer to, but unfortunately I am not always diligent in my asking, seeking, and knocking concerning the matter. This is something I have tried to improve on the last little while: being seriously, honestly diligent in searching for answers. I can not expect to ask once one night during my prayer and then receive an answer by the morning. I need to be diligent and persistent.
Another thing that I have been trying to do better at is going straight to God for answers - seeking His guidance first. Too often I just ask someone else (family member, friend) and I do not really take it to the Lord. But it is most important to go to God first, and then He will guide you in receiving greater understanding or answers. Whether that is to then ask/talk to someone, or to read a talk, to go back through your journal, etc. Or He may answer you through words, thoughts, and feelings. God asks us to inquire of Him, not google. He is where we find will find truth.
I encourage each of you, as you do your own searching for truth, to diligently inquire of God. There we find peace, clarity, assurance, and answers.
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