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He fulfills!

Emily Belle Freeman is one of my favorite religious authors of all time.  Her first book I ever read was called 21 Days Closer to Christ and it changed my life forever!  I had just lost my baby at 18 weeks gestation and I was dealing with the guilt of feeling it was my fault.  I was struggling to understand why this was happening to us and accepting that nothing I did could have changed it much.  I knew I needed to find Christ and my mother in law knew I needed help too.  She went to Deseret Book and found this "new" book out.  I decided to take the journey and it was the best decision I ever made!  I had some amazing spiritual experiences on this journey that I will never forget.  I became more aquatinted with Christ in those 21 days then ever before.  Emily's writing opened my eyes to Christ in a way that was so familiar and yet so new at the same time.  Ever since, I have read all of her books and have followed her closely on social media.

Last October she put out a new group called - Inklings.  It was a study all about women and the priesthood.  It was once again amazing and just what I needed at that moment in my life.  From there she created the Inkling Institute.  Well we just started a new learning session.  Don't worry, if you didn't know about it go follow them on instagram @inkling.institute.  All their videos are on IGTV.  You won't want to miss any of it.  Plus, go to her website to get signed up for her inkling newsletters with all the handouts.  

Dave Butler, another religious author and teacher, did a Sunday study on Jesus Christ.  He talks about how he studied God's characteristics through each person's life in the scriptures.  That stuck with me.  He lays out a plan on studying Christ through the topical guide.  I began, not really knowing what I was doing, but wanting to study more about Christ.  I thought I'd just be learning more about him.  Which I am, but within the first 20 mins of my study it all shifted and I began seeing a pattern for the characteristics of God.  I was shocked!  As I continued the study this week the word FULFILL continued to repeat.  It seemed to be the only word I wrote down after awhile.  What I kept getting at by the end of my scripture study each day was that GOD WOULD FULFILL ALL HIS PROMISES AND PROPHESIES!  I kept seeing that He would be in my story just like he was in the stories of all the scriptures.  I could see that He already had been in my story throughout my life.

Yesterday I was in the mountains clearing my mind.  As I watched the seasons changing - leaves falling from the trees and trees becoming bare, I thought of this word fulfill!  The trees don't only come back in the spring, but they come back stronger and more beautiful.  God is with us during all times of our lives.  When its dark and cold and we feel alone, he is strengthening us to become more.  He has promised us great things in life and he will fulfill that promise!

This actually isn't new info for me.  It's something I've always believed.  I've born testimony of it many a times to other people.  But here is the difference for me this week.  This week I realized that I have always hoped this was the case and then after this week of study I KNEW this was the case!  There really is a difference.  

I now have the knowledge, without a doubt, that God FULFILLS all things!  He is the same God yesterday, today and forever.  What He promised in olden days and what he did for those people in the scriptures, He will do for us today!  

If you've ever wondered where God was in your life, go study the scripture.  Write down God's characteristics and how he helped that person in the scriptures.  As you do so, your eyes will be open to a beautiful knowledge of God.  You will be able to transform from believing to knowing!  The transformation is worth it.

HE WILL FULFILL!!

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