God's intent is to bring us home to him

 If you have not you should read the conference talk called God's intent is to bring you home from this past April conference. I got a lot of my blog from his talk. He talks about an experience he had on a business trip he had one time. On this trip he was on in his hotel room looking out of the window and saw an officer who had put a road block to prevent people from taking this road. The officer would direct people to another route and seemed to take pleasure out of the drivers who wanted to go through the road block. 

Our father in heaven is different from this officer who took pleasure out of telling people to go another route. Our father in heaven wants all of his children to come back to live with him after this life. As such he's given every tool we could ever need in order to come back home. He's given us prophets, scriptures, the savior, priesthood power, Temple's, churches and wards. He has given us so much because his work and glory is to bring us home to him. God wants to bless us with all he has. Isn't it amazing that we have a father who wants us. Who loves us and will never give up on us? 

No matter how far he needs to reach in order to save us is as far as he will reach. He will never care what we have done, how many times we have failed to do what is right. He will never care how many times we have left him. All heavenly father wants is for us to return to him, the faster the better. Don't beat yourself for failing because everyone will at one point or another, but be proud of yourself that you are trying to come back. If God is proud of you and all of the work you are doing then be proud of yourself. 

If you away from the path come back. Not for me, not for a family member, a friend, or even God, but for yourself. The longer you are away the more blessings that are passing you by. As soon as you return God rejoices, he will never say I will bless you in a year from now because you came back. His blessings are right away when we make the decision to come back, sometimes even starting the work to come back will bring blessings into our lives. Don't give up and show mercy to yourself. Remember God's work and glory is you!