Mormon Budget » obedience http://mormonbudget.com "And the Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land" Mon, 07 May 2012 01:15:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Nephi Is Instructed How To Obtain His Promised Land http://mormonbudget.com/2008/12/nephi-is-instructed-how-to-obtain-his-promised-land/ http://mormonbudget.com/2008/12/nephi-is-instructed-how-to-obtain-his-promised-land/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:27:38 +0000 Eric Poulin http://mormonbudget.com/?p=274
...the Lord Spake unto me... construct a ship.

...the Lord Spake unto me saying: Thou shalt construct a ship.

1 Nephi 17:8

“And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters.”

Lets get all metaphoric for a moment. The many waters (ocean) separate Nephi and family from the promised land. They can represent a trouble or challenge in our life separating us from our metaphorical “promised land”. The Lord wants to help us overcome this trouble and in fact, he comes right out and shows us how to do it. It saves not only us, but our family too.

If only life were that easy! If only God would show us how to overcome our financial troubles! Oh, wait a minute… He did :)

The law of tithing is a commandment with a promise. Don’t we want the windows of heaven opened for us? The same promise stands for the law of the fast. In these and other laws and commandments, God has spelled out for us exactly what details we should commit to in order to reach our promised land, both temporally and spiritually – both mortally and eternally. Sure there are bumps along the way – look what happened to Nephi as an example. However, Nephi did achieve the promised land, and I don’t think anyone would argue that, in the end, his reward was great.

Likewise, we will experience bumps along oiur journey, even though we are guided by he Lord Himself, but if we are true to His command, follow his instructions, we will get to our promised land, and hopefully our families will too, so long as they choose it.

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“And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands.”

Obedience brings long-term prosperity. While you may profit in the short-term from dishonesty or breaking other commandments, it will never last. The only way to long-term success and prosperity is obedience. This relates to both commandments of the Lord and to the system of finance in which we live.

You have to live by the laws we have in order to prosper. Pay bills on time, have a good credit rating, save some money early for retirement, and you will do well. Also, pay your taxes honestly. Living by these standards will help you to prosper in the land.

Thankfully we have a living prophet to guide us in our financial matters also. We have been counseled by the Prophet to stay out of debt except perhaps for an education and a home. We have been counseled to have emergency reserves and under his direction the church has published booklets explaining how and why. Although I’ve never done a thorough study of the scriptures on the topic of money management (until now) I bet that all the answers are contained therein.

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