I heard a talk in general conference yesterday that really rang true with me. In fact, I wrote about it a few months ago. It was by a member of the relief society presidency and I don't remember the actual topic--just one anecdote. She was talking about a woman going through trials and someone asked her how she kept her testimony while going through that. Her answer is exactly how I feel. "My testimony kept me,"--not the other way around.
We can save even our testimonies for a rainy day. We can bottle them and keep them in our pantries for when things are really bad--as long as you rotate! There are times when it's really good to have a reserve of strength on hand. You really do resort to what you know when all things have caved in on you. What you know needs to be that God is there.
My testimony has kept me and I refuse to let go of it or rely on any other worldly source for stability.
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A few years back I relied on my "stored" testimony as well; glad to say that it did, indeed, keep me during that challenging time. Now it is time to rebuild my stores for difficult times in the future.
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