Thanks!

I just wanted to state one way that I'm thankful to our Lord today, even though it was small.

I'm in the cougar marching band for those that don't know and during the game today I realized I left my hat in a location I wouldn't be able to get to. It was a hot day with a bright sun, and I really wanted the hat. I said a half prayer in my heart, but then thought that it really was something so insignificant that if it wasn't answered no big deal. But a couple of minutes later I was asked by the logistics guy to go to the room to get something, and I got my hat. So thanks!!!

Apologize

I'm guessing most people have heard the song Apologize by OneRepublic. This post is going to go off the idea how it is possible to compare Christ's relationship to us as the perfect love story (if someone wants an explanation just ask and I'll post more descriptive stuff on that).

So I'm gonna start this out, then diverge when it no longer fits our beloved Savior.

I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
I'm hearin what you say but I just can't make a sound

So for this I'm going to put the I as Christ (because the guy in the metaphor is Christ [the bridegroom] and we are the girl [the bride]). I can't help but think how we do this to Christ so many times. He sends us help constantly (home teachers, bishops, quorm or relief society leaders, etc.). This goes right into the hearin what you say but can't make a sound. He hears all our pains and complaints, but most of the time He is sending the help we need (but maybe not what we want) and we refuse to take it. He can't make a sound we can hear, because we just shut him out.

You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down

Do I really need to say how this fits perfectly? Well, I'm going to anyways. We all go through times of calling on God to help us. But once the need is gone we go on without Him. While we don't realize it, we generally ignore Him by not praying, not reading scriptures, and not standing up for what he asks.

You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...

It's too late to apologize too late too late apologize etc.

So here is my diverging. This is one thing Christ never would say. He always opens his hands up to us and always offers us the atonement. Look at David who lost his exaltation due to commiting cold blooded murder (while acting as a prophet-king of the children of Israel). Even David sang psalms of how merciful Christ was. It doesn't matter the sin Christ welcomes us back. Even denying the Holy Ghost does not mean deny the power of the atonement. The scriputre says the sons of perdition those that deny the Holy Ghost and never return to Christ (this is in my words).

So, my final words for this is that with Christ, its never too late to apologize.