The Matthews Family: Tuesday April 12

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We had an introduction to our new ward challenge, which of based off pres Nelson conference talk, “spiritual momentum”.

Bishop asked 5 of us to share personal experience in one of the 5 areas.

I was asked to share about ‘seek and expect’ miracles.

I was so nervous……it was with all adults and youth.

I’m not sure I made sense.

Plus it was very raw and vulnerable!!!!

This is the basic idea of what I said…. My written words are always better than what I speak 😞

So I’m not exactly sure what people gleaned from what I actually said……

These are the notes I took beforehand:

As Brother Matthews shared a few weeks ago, he went several years being buried in a mountain of addiction. I have been thinking a lot about this time of our lives, which was a big portion of our marriage. How could the one thing that almost ruined us, actually be the SAME THING that has given us a beautiful and strong marriage???

And the only thing I can come up with, is that it is one of God’s beautiful miracles.

I want to testify that our God is a God of miracles. When we are willing to believe in Him, God can AND WILL intervene in our lives through miracles!!!!

While him being in recovery is a miracle, my change of heart has been the miracle that has had the most profound impact on my line!

When we are struggling, sometimes it’s hard to see the lord in our lives and to see the miracles that are right there.

It wasn’t until I stopped being angry and started working on softening my own heart, that I started to notice the tender mercies in my life.

Tender mercies ARE MIRACLES! No matter how small. All those tender mercies built on one another until I was able to realize the bigger miracle of a healed heart ❤️ a softened heart!

Even though those were our darkest times, I can see the amazing miracles that we were given.

Recognizing this has given me the spiritual momentum to continue to look for and seek the other miracles in my life, especially when times are hard!!!!!!

I would challenge all of you to slow down and pay attention and expect those miracles to come. And don’t just look for the miracles you are praying for……because “Miracles take time and are often not what we originally requested!”

I want to testify that those miracles we so desperately need are all around us because the lord is there and wanting to help us!

Like president Nelson said “Few things will accelerate your spiritual momentum more than realizing the lord is helping you to move a mountain in your life!!!!”

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen