Today I read Judges 1 where the Israelites continue to fight the inhabitants of the land of their inheritance. When I was younger I used to think it would be really neat to have the large plates of Nephi and read all the doings of the Nephites and see what they were up to all the time. But after reading the Old Testament, I'm not so sure it would be fun to read anymore. It would be a lot of names that we don't know doing things in places that mean nothing to us. It would be very interesting from a historical perspective but not much else.
The one nugget that I pulled out of this chapter though is that Israel is still following the Lord. Instead of just running off willy nilly and doing whatever they wanted they prayed and asked Heavenly Father which land they should take possession of first. It's good that they are still asking God and turning to Him on things that are important and not leaning to their own understanding. We can learn a lot from the Israelites and follow their example by including the Lord in our lives when we have important decisions to make. Lean not unto thine own understanding but counsel with the Lord in all they doings the scriptures say. We cannot go wrong if we follow that advice! Until tomorrow.
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