Ammon in The Book of Mormon is one of my heroes. He provides a clear example of how we should glorify God in the blessings we receive and resist the temptation of taking credit for them unto ourselves. For example, in my morning prayers, I ask for help in my pathology diagnoses. Yesterday I had an example of receiving a blessing in this regard. A consulting doctor sent me a biopsy that had been diagnosed as cancer. As I studied it, the Spirit impressed me that there might be another second rare cancer also hiding in the biopsy. I tried to dismiss it as happenstance, but the impression lingered. So I ordered some tests to find out for sure. The tests came back positive, and there were indeed two different cancers in this one skin biopsy. I know it was the Lord guiding me and answering my prayers. And just like it might have been tempting for Ammon to take credit for his own strength and wisdom, it could have been tempting for me to take the glory (of making a tough diagnosis) unto myself due to my training. But I know the real source.
Alma 18:22 Now Ammon being wise, yet harmless, he said unto Lamoni: Wilt thou hearken unto my words, if I tell thee by what power I do these things? And this is the thing that I desire of thee.
Alma 18:34 Ammon said unto him: I am a man; and man in the beginning was created after the image of God, and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people, that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true;
35 And a portion of that Spirit dwelleth in me, which giveth me knowledge, and also power according to my faith and desires which are in God.
LESSON LEARNED: Like Ammon, we are only the Lord’s instruments for good. We should recognize Him as the source of our blessings, and resist any temptation to take the glory of them unto ourselves.
FEEDBACK: WHAT IMPORTANT GUIDANCE HAVE YOU RECEIVED FROM THE HOLY GHOST THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTRIBUTE TO THE LORD?
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