Fostering Faith - What's Holding You Back (Bishop Foster)

This is the first post for our Fostering Faith spot of our blog which comes to us from Bishop Foster.

What’s Holding You Back?


I have a favorite scripture whose location is easy to remember. It’s just “five one’s” in the Doctrine and Covenants—Section 111:11.

I memorized it because it gives me ever-present guidance on how Heavenly Father operates to help me progress. And if you’re like me, you want to keep making progress, but sometimes you need a little (or a lot) of help getting there.

Here’s the scripture:

111:11 Therefore, be ye as a wise as serpents and yet without sin; and I will order all things for your good, as fast as ye are able to receive them.


Some questions to jog your thinking as you ponder the scripture:

• What does this scripture tell you about how willing the Lord is to help you? 
• What is holding you back from having the Lord “order all things for your good”? Could it be your present capacity to receive those things? 
• What would increase your capacity to receive “all things for your good”?
• Is this something you need to pray about?