I had the chance tonight to give a priesthood blessing to my neighbor and it was a reassurance of my faith in God. He has had some health issues and just needs some comfort now and then. In the blessing the Spirit prompted me to speak to my neighbor about the atonement of Jesus Christ and remind him that it covers all of our earthly pains as well as our sins and that Jesus felt them so that he could know how to succor us. After I finished, I was talking with him and he said that earlier today he had read an article in the church magazine for this month about the atonement and that it gave him great comfort today.
Experiences like this really strengthen my testimony of God's love for us because I had no idea that my neighbor had read about that at all today or that he was feeling comfort through the atonement somewhat already today. But God knows us so well that he knows what we need each step of the way and will watch over us even though it may not seem like it sometimes (or sometimes, more often than not).
Have you noticed that there are times when it seems like he has a very specific message for you because it seems like every time you turn around, people close to you are talking about the same thing as people you respect and perfect strangers somehow address the same idea or issue with you all around the same time? It's pretty amazing!
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