Counsel with

4: Alma 37:37

Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, Curious the phrase “counsel with”, not take counsel from, it sounds like a balanced relationship, a conversation among equals, and although we have been offered the status of co-heirs with Christ (Rom. 8:17), I don’t usually think of myself in that exalted position. And yet, I think that is exactly what God wants to prepare me for by counseling with me. It will be unequal, like any child-parent counseling, but

and he will direct thee for good; His wisdom is manifest not only in the counsel that He gives but in the

yea, when thou liest down at night way that He approaches the opportunity to counsel: always

lie down unto the Lord, immediately available, wanting to be involved in every detail, willing to struggle

that he may watch over you in your sleep; with me through the details and rejoice with me in the

and when thou risest in the morning minutia: the tender mercies displayed like Forget-Me-Nots.

let thy heart be full of thanks unto God;

and if ye do these things,

ye shall be lifted up at the last day.