Dale Cresap's blog

You live in a noisy world. It is not just the drone and clanging of engines and other machines. You have continuous access to music and talk. You engage in this voluntarily, but do you ever grow weary of it and seek a place of solitude and silence? You should, for it is good for your soul.

What would you do with a million dollars? Most people have a detailed plan in place and can answer this question without hesitation. Do you expect obtain this amount of money? Most people have more definite ideas about spending it than obtaining it.

When you ask me for blessings does it appear to you that you only get trials and hardships? Do you assume that I am not answering your prayers? I want you to get past the idea that a blessing is something you park in your garage.

Do you seek ease and comfort and avoid strenuous difficulty? You see this behavior in those around you and the motivation is no mystery. Did you assume that when you turned your life over to me that you would have a soft life?

If you receive guidance from me in a very specific and detailed way, and it comes to pass in exactly that manner, are confident that you heard correctly and consider this a testimony of my faithful leading that you can share with others? Do you consider more general instruction from me to be of lower quality?

Beverage manufacturers want you to buy their products for a few dollars and have millions to spend to persuade you to do this. You want people to surrender their lives to me.

My word asks what it profits a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul, or what shall he give in exchange for his soul? You see the tragedy of those who appear to have everything except that which matters most. But there is a converse to this.

In my word I promise to send rain and sun on the just and on the unjust. I also tell you to ask for your daily bread. Do you think of your needs more in terms of houses and cars, travel and education, electronic communication and entertainment?

Is it possible to be a believer and an unbeliever at the same time? You distinguish between those who follow me and those who do not by calling them believers and unbelievers. Yet I was speaking to my own disciples when I marveled at their unbelief.

In a doctrinal dispute I told my audience that they were in error because they did not know the scriptures or the power of God. This is a universal principle that still applies. If you would know the truth you should study the scriptures, for they testify of me. How can you learn about the power of God?