the faith not to be healed.

Every once in awhile a talk or fireside will really hit home for me and stay with me. Sometimes I forget who shared it or exactly what they said, but the principle continues to play a role in my life. I still remember a talk that I think was given at Conference while I was on my mission, "Good, Better, Best."

Regardless . . . I had one of those experiences during a CES fireside given by Elder Bednar back in March (he also gave a dope talk on chastity Saturday afternoon session).

Most of the talk was the story of a young husband who had cancer, but what sticks out most to me is the question that was asked of him, "Do you have the faith not to be healed?"

We often think to ourselves, if I just have enough faith, miracles will happen, I'll get what I want and everything will be great. Then, when things don't work out we question our own faith or God's love for us or involvement in our lives.

The question of "Do you have the faith not to be healed?" has been a way for me to remember that God's will plays a role in every prayer and desire that we have. We can have the faith to be "healed," but we must also understand and be accepting of that fact that the Lord's will might be something different.

Maybe this isn't the best way to say it but, for me I think, "God, this is what I want . . . but if your will is something else . . . I'm okay with that." I guess from there is where we start listening to the whisperings of the Spirit and begin to align our wills with God's.

Anyway.

Maybe you're like me.