What does it mean to drink the bitter cup and shrink?

trials and tribulations, we too can plead with the Father, just as Jesus did, that we ‘might not … shrink’—meaning to retreat or to recoil (D&C 19:18). Moreover, partaking of a bitter cup without becoming bitter is likewise part of the emulation of Jesus” (Ensign, Nov. 1997, 22).

Do you have the faith not to be healed LDS?

Elder Bednar then asked us, ‘I know you have the faith to be healed, but do you have the faith not to be healed? ‘ This was a foreign concept to me. Essentially he was asking if I had the faith to accept God’s will if His will were that I not be healed.

What does it mean to submit to God LDS?

We can submit our flesh and our will to God when we are “anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of [our] own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness” (D&C 58:27). Indeed, we should be “willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon [us]” (Mosiah 3:19).

What does Bitter Cup mean?

This a biblical reference: drinking from the bitter cup means that you accept your fate, whatever it might be, death or unhappiness, something that can’t be avoided . The term comes from Jesus Christ sharing cups of wine with his disciples, knowing that it was God’s will that he would be killed.

Is faith a gift from God LDS?

McConkie taught: “Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. It is always given when righteousness is present, and the greater the measure of obedience to God’s laws the greater will be the endowment of faith” (Mormon Doctrine, 2nd ed.

How do I pray for healing?

O Lord the oil of your healing flows through me like a living stream. I choose to bathe in these clear waters each day. I will keep my eyes on you, and trust in you that I will fully recover. I give you all that I am, and rest in your peace.

What is the difference between submit and surrender?

In submission, an individual accepts reality consciously, but not unconsciously. When an individual surrenders, the ability to accept reality functions on the unconscious level, and there is no residual of battle; relaxation with freedom from strain and conflict ensues.