Find Solutions in the Scriptures to Life’s Challenges

This weeks blog was a great one. We always talk about applying the scriptures to our lives, but this is literally looking at specific scriptures and how they apply. I definitely liked this week's assignment. It has given me more ideas and shows how much the scriptures can teach us.





Choice 1: Philippians 1–4. Find Solutions in the Scriptures to Life’s Challenges
For each of the following common challenges, write the counsel from Philippians that you would use to resolve it:

• People sometimes argue and complain over petty matters in church meetings or throughout the week (see Philippians 2:1–8, 14–15).

I would use the last two verses, 14-15 because it specifically states not to murmur and to be the light in the world. How can you be a light for the world if you are murmuring through everything. We are to be blameless and harmless. Therefore if we are constantly murmuring or bickering, especially at church, we will not be doing what we need to be doing. How sad is that? I think this is important because we need to be blameless because we don't know what is going through someone's life that we are now judging them and their actions. We don't know what is happening and they certainly don't need our murmuring.

• Many youth feel that their parents’ testimony is sufficient for them. Since they have good parents, they rely on them for all their spiritual strength (see Philippians 2:12–15 and institute student manual commentary for Philippians 2:12, “Work out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling” [pp. 361–62])

In the institute manual, it is discussed that salvation is a gradual process. It is something that requires action and work and much more than belief. When we rely on our parents, and we aren't acting. As a result we aren't growing spiritually and not learning for ourselves how amazing this gospel is.

• An investigator is considering joining the Church, but his family will no longer associate with him if he does (see Philippians 3:7–16; 4:13).

Do all things through Christ because he will strengthen you. It is something that you have to just look forward and not look back. Once you put your faith in Christ, He will bring you through anything that happens. It is a wonderful thing. It will be a trial, but they will eventually come around.

• How is this writing assignment an example of the principle taught in 2 Nephi 32:3?

Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost wherefore feast upon the words of Christ.