Day 31
Q: How have you been refined by the Lord and what have you gained from the experience?
AMBER: Oh boy. It feels like I'm in the midst of being refined and would like to get out of the fire! Verse 18: "O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as thew aves of the sea;" Even during those refining moments, if we have prepared our lamps and filled it with oil, we can feel that peace only the Savior can give us during those refining moments.
LIZ: I was reading in 1 Nephi 20:22 and it has given me cause to ponder: why is it that the wicked never find peace? What is it about turning away from the Lord that inhibits our ability to experience tranquility and a sense of calmness?
AMBER: I've been watching a lot of documentaries. Some about killers. In each show they talk about how the killers find "peace" in the evil acts they commit.
LIZ: We know Satan can mimic things of the Spirit and if these killers were truly feeling peace it would only seem logical that they wouldn't have to commit additional murders to find it again. Similar to pleasure vs. joy. One is short lived, the other is eternal.
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