Sunday Morning Session
Proved and Strengthened in Christ
Excerpts
Long ago, I sought to learn physics and mathematics in my college years. I felt overwhelmed. … I began to think of quitting, of doing something easier.
I felt weak. As I prayed, I felt the quiet assurance of the Lord. I felt Him say to my mind, “I am proving you, but I am also with you.” …
I learned that my struggle with physics was actually a gift from the Lord. He was teaching me that with His help, I could do things that seemed impossible if I had the faith that He would be there to help me. Through this gift, the Lord was working to prove and strengthen me.
… To prove a piece of steel is to place it under strain. … The steel is not weakened by the proving. In fact, it becomes something that can be trusted, something strong enough to bear greater burdens. …
When we continue to have faith in Jesus Christ—even when things might feel impossible to us at the moment—we become spiritually stronger. …
Because of His glorious Atonement, Jesus Christ can strengthen us in our times of trial. …
… It may come quietly, through the trials of family life. It may come through illness or disappointment or grief or loneliness.
I bear witness that these moments are not evidence that the Lord has abandoned you. Rather, they are evidence that He loves you enough to refine and strengthen you. He is making you strong enough to carry the weight of eternal life.