To Have It All?

My scripture readings right now on this train on the way to uni have me pondering about… well, everything of course.

And this thought occurred to me: miracles to us are in Heavenly Father’s eyes quite ordinary. At will He can bring them about, and surely upon our gratitude to Him for them, He would reply “Oh, it was nothing” (in less colloquial language of course).

So, what really does amaze Him? It is the reason why He may delay miracles, why He sent us to earth to be tested. It is the turning of our hearts to Him. Although He can foresee this, it never grows old for Him. It is like a grandparent experiencing the joys of grand-parenthood with each grandchild born.

His joy is continually made full in the positive dynamics of His family unit.

How do you know so Aaron?

1 Corinthians 13:

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Surely at some stage, all of us will come to realize that having every possession is incomparable to having a loving, tight-knit family unit. An innumerable number of movies have demonstrated this theme. Heavenly Father has it all. But one of the lessons He wants us to learn in this life is that you can have it all, but have nothing. Or you can have the love of a wonderful marriage, a family risen up in Christ, without much money, with a humble job, with little influence in the world, and believe that you have everything in the world—because it’s all that really matters: your family. All other things in life don’t amount to the value of an eternal family, aside from your relationship, testimony and conversion to God.

This all being said, many of us suffer from the injustice brought about by others. If a happy family is not opportune in this life, we should ready ourselves for an eternity of happy family time in the next life. So be worthy. Repent. Fulfil the Lord’s will. Be valiant in your testimony of Christ.

In the meantime, many of us singles can prepare to be the best spouse and parent that our future family could ever imagine – with leeway for human frailty (lots of leeway). And we can learn to identify relationships that destroy us, and relationships that build us.

Raising people from the dead? Turning water into wine? Walking on water? No… the greatest miracle is the turning of hearts to good, to better, and to the best things the eternal spiritual world can offer. The greatest miracle is seeing the light in your child’s eyes as they learn to value the importance of repentance. The greatest miracle is a spouse into whose eyes you see eternity—an eternity of walking through thick and thin, and staying loyal because you have God on your side, and can accomplish anything. The greatest miracle is the sacrifice of One so beloved, pure and perfect in order for the family to have the aforementioned miracles, leading us back to the presence of the Father to dwell in happiness forever.