We read from 3 John that day in the first chapter, 4th verse--
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."
My mother reached over to squeeze my knee and as I looked into her eyes, I saw the message conveyed therein-- she was pleased with what I'm doing with my life. With all the love that a Mom can muster, she looked into my eyes and told me through that penetrating gaze that I was doing well. That she was happy that I was happy.
I shared this experience the other day in Testimony Meeting and then made the comparison to the warmth, peace, and contentment that will come upon us from time to time when our Father in Heaven is pleased with us. I can see in my own life that as I do the things He's asked of me, my Heavenly Father smiles down upon me and lets me know through thoughts and feelings that He is pleased with my efforts. He has no greater joy than to hear that His children walk in truth.
There is no counterfeit to rival the feeling of complete peace in our hearts and minds. That simple, sure contentment always comes from the Spirit of the Lord. It is God's way of squeezing our knee and looking into our eyes and smiling a message of "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
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