Peace Be Unto Thy Soul.
Satan’s deceptive and cunning approach is to convince us that if we want God’s approval, we must do more than we know how or are prepared to do. That naturally sets the stage for developing feelings of being overwhelmed and discouraged.
He is a skillful imitator and he uses every possible device to accomplish his purpose to degrade and enslave every soul. Satan is adept at robbing us of courage, confusing us, making us believe that we are not good or capable enough, that our lives are out of control. In contrast to God’s counsel, he wants us to be pushed beyond our strengths, to be weary in well doing.
Satan is a wretched soul, and he wants us to be as unhappy as he is. And, if he succeeds, if we give in to what he wants instead of what we truly want, we can miss some of life’s most valuable learning experiences and be diverted from our journey back home.
“Peace be unto thy soul” is an important message for us to remember. We are living in a day of harsh competition and unreasonably high expectations coming from many directions.
We can better understand the Savior’s gift of the Atonement which is not just to erase our mistakes, but to provide a way for us to learn from our mistakes without being condemned by them.
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