Open the Door

"With all the strength of my soul I testify that our Heavenly Father loves each one of us. He hears the prayers of humble hearts; He hears our cries for help. . . . His Son, our Savior and Redeemer, speaks to each of us today: 'Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him' (Revelation 3:20)."Will we listen for that knock? Will we hear that voice? Will we open that door to the Lord, that we may receive the help He is so ready to provide? I pray that we will."

Thomas S. Monson, "Mrs. Patton--the Story Continues," Ensign, Nov. 2007, 24

As I take a look at my life, I realize that the times when I've felt that I didn't have the relationship with the Lord that I wanted were due entirely to me. The Lord has always been there waiting for me to "open the door" and let Him into my life. Opening the door is accomplished by obedience.

I feel that most of us have opened the door, but the challenge is to open it up a little wider. Sometimes we're only willing to obey up to a certain point, until it becomes inconvenient. How many blessings are we denying ourselves by not fully opening up our door to the Lord?

That's something I need to work on. I will strive to do better tomorrow than I have done today...