God is real

I believe in God, The Eternal Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. This is the first Article of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I would like to add my voice behind this. He lives. He is real. He loves you, hears your prayers, and wants to help you. He loves you far more than you can imagine, but I know that you can feel His love in your life. God loves us no matter what, even if we sin. He wants to heal us, He wants us to repent and return to Him, not for His benefit, but for ours. He loves us enough that He even sent His only begotten son to earth to atone for our sins. Jesus died for each of us. That is a concept that is hard to understand, and I don't fully understand yet, but he died for my sins. Specifically. He knows what I have done wrong, he knows where I fail, where I fall short, and where I lack. He then customizes my plan of happiness to include what I need to overcome these aforementioned problems and sins. He knows my name, and He knows yours. I testify of this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. 

Revelation still happens today

There are moments in my life where I have felt strongly that I have received direction from Heavenly Father. One way I personally receive revelation is through dreams. When I have a dream that involves revelation, there is a different feeling than my normal dreams.
Often, the dreams that involve revelation also involve metaphors. Sometimes, the dreams are a little more direct. Several years ago, I had a dream. I was in a large city, and there were multiple monsters attacking the city. They were ultimately coming for me. I ran away, and hid. I was far away, in a different city, watching the monsters destroy lives, and ruin the city. They didn't know where I was, but then I realized I couldn't run forever, and they would eventually find me. I stood tall, and let them know where I was, and they all came to me. I let them attack me, I didn't fight back. They brought me to their leader, who brought me to one of our LDS temples. We were a bit of a distance off, but could clearly see it. The leader of the monsters was loudly proclaiming all of my sins to the group, telling them all why I deserved to die. Suddenly, the clouds around the temple parted, and it was bathed in light. I felt a strong impression that I needed to pray for forgiveness and help. I feel to my knees, and prayed. After I prayed, I stood up, broke my bounds, and faced the leader of the monsters. He attacked me, but it no longer had an effect on me. The clouds over me parted, the sun came through, my words destroyed the leader, and the monsters fled from me, terrified.

At this time, there were several things I was struggling with. However, I felt that if I would attend the temple frequently, I would be given greater power. Looking back, it truly did. I testify that God gives us revealed truth in many ways. He will help us understand what He needs us to do, and will bless us as we follow Him. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

One month wrap-up

One month in, and so far, it is going about how I expected in some ways, and not in others. I was expecting to run out of ideas, and sure enough, there have been some challenging nights where I couldn't quite come up with a idea I felt was "good enough". I've only missed one night so far, and that was just one of those crazy busy days that I got to 12:30am, was laying in bed, and realized I hadn't blogged yet. At that point, I just shrugged my shoulders, and went to sleep.

This has been a growing experience for me. I have had realizations and made gospel connections that I may not have otherwise. I do plan to continue to blog daily, although I need to find a way to generate ideas, and maybe bank ideas ahead.

Thank you to anyone who is continuing to read this, I appreciate you bearing with me as I try to express my beliefs.

I do believe in God, and I believe in the power of sharing testimony. I believe both the person sharing and the person receiving can be blessed. I hope to continue to grow spiritually, and hopefully this will be a great year!
I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.