To be loved and to give love is a wonderful gift from God. At some level or another we all search and long for that feeling called love. No matter what walk of life we come from, we all seek to fill that feeling for love.
Why is this? It is because we had that feeling in the premortal world. That renewing feeling is truly a natural inheritance of every person born on earth. Because, of this we all are searching and longing for that which embraced us before we came here to earth. This feeling isn’t new to any of us. I myself have experienced the feeling of longing for home. My spirit often misses the tender care and unconditional love of our Heavenly home.
Just as we long for this loving feeling Heavenly Father longs for us to have those loving feelings for Him. We must get to know God with our minds and feel Him in our hearts. I’m sure He must miss having our presence in heaven as much as we miss being there. Heavenly Father loves all of His children,regardless of the way we act or the attitude we have about things. But, when we obey, we are favored of Him. Obeying the Lord tells Him how much we love Him. When it comes to our relationship with the Lord, we all can be His favorite. Isn’t it great to know the Lord can have favor in us?
A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.(Proverbs 12:2)
When I sit and think about what a friend is. It is someone you have a strong connection with. You think of each other and their well being. You look out for each other more. You rejoice upon meeting one another after a brief separation. To share these qualities with the Lord is truly the greatest gift for which we could ask. Our confidence will increase and our love for Him flourishes when we work to feel His love. It simply makes our journey here on earth more enduring; the loneliness we may feel disappears.
Joseph Smith said, ”Nothing short of an actual knowledge of their being the favorites of heaven, and of their having embraced that order of things which God has established for the redemption of man, will enable [the saints] to exercise that confidence in him, necessary for them to overcome the world, and obtain that crown of glory which is laid up for them that fear God. (Joseph Smith, Lectures on Faith 6:4)
Our purpose in life should be to find God and establish a lasting connection with Him. Love is the most powerful feeling that will connect us with Him. We can have that sweet relationship with Heavenly Father even though we haven’t seen Him. Let your desire be,to be favored by the Lord.
