by Colleen Harrison | Feb 13, 2013 | God's In Charge
We have to accept that life is a battle between two forces—the Truth and the Lie; Christ and the Liar. That’s just the way it is. The tug and pull, the on-again-off-again phenomenon is inevitable. We must also accept that we have no ability to determine the ratio of...
by Colleen Harrison | Jan 25, 2013 | Led by Spirit, Personal Revelation
…having first obtained mine errand from the Lord. (Jacob 1:17) In this verse Jacob is sharing with us the actions he took after he first “obtained [his] errand from the Lord.” This is exactly what we need to do every day of our lives. We need to set aside a private,...
by Colleen Harrison | Jan 23, 2013 | Change of Heart, God's In Charge, Recovery
“Fearing” another could be equated with “believing” another. When we “fear” others more than God, it is the equivalent of believing others more than God. We have troubled, angry, hurting parents, for example, who tell us negative things about ourselves. But we go to...
by Colleen Harrison | Jan 7, 2013 | Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, writing
And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship. (1 Nephi 17:51) This verse just looks like it’s about ship-building. It’s not. It’s...
by Colleen Harrison | Jan 1, 2013 | Addiction, Keep Coming Back, Led by Spirit, Recovery
I stayed up pretty late, last night—well, this morning. Only then did I remember that this morning was a Tuesday mornin—my morning to serve as facilitator for the Heart t’ Heart online meeting at 6:30 a.m. (Mountain Time). I am so grateful that I had the chance...
