"Let God Prevail": Believing That the Lord Knows Your Struggles and Will Send His Miracles

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4 ай бұрын

Sarah Jane Weaver
Executive Editor of the Church News of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young University-Hawaii Devotional (February 20, 2024)
Sara Jane Weaver gives a beautiful devotional drawing parallels between life's experiences and the biblical story of Peter walking on water toward Jesus. Like Peter, we experience doubts and challenges that sway us from our faith in the Lord. However, she encourages listeners to let God prevail in their lives and seek divine guidance through prayer, service, and compassion. We can overcome doubt and believe in God's ability to see, save, and provide miracles.
"Sometimes our faith stops the rain. Most often, however, our faith gives us the power to endure the storm." -Sarah Jane Weaver
The full transcript of Sister Weaver’s speech, “‘Let God Prevail’: Believing That the Lord Knows Your Struggles and Will Send His Miracles”, can be found at speeches.byuh.edu/devotionals....
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Sarah Jane Weaver is the executive editor of the Church News. Since 1995 she has covered, among other things, the Church’s welfare services, Church Education and social issues impacting Latter-day Saints. Her favorite assignments include reporting on temple dedications and writing about members around the world. Sarah graduated from BYU with a degree in journalism and history and served as editor in chief of the BYU student newspaper, the Daily Universe. Before joining the Deseret News staff, she completed a Pulliam Fellowship at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix, Arizona.
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@user-uy8hc8bx7h 4 ай бұрын

Your talk was a miracle for me this morning. When I woke up i prayed that Heavenly Father would please guide my footsteps and help me find my way. I am recently divorced after 43 years of being married to a man with serious substance abuse issues. After I prayed, I looked on Utube as I usually do searching for uplifting talks from General Conference or BYU devotionals. Your message is exactly what I needed to hear. I’m so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and have seen so many miracles in my life. Your talk was heaven sent for me today, Thank you-💕

@janetrobinson2699 4 ай бұрын

God bless you dear sister! I, too, am recently divorced after 30 years of a hard, abusive marriage. I’m so much better now than before and have felt my Savior’s love and help so many times. I know He will be close to you, as well! ❤

@DiCollard 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I know your pain ❤ Find the ARP Program the church offers. There you find understanding and 12 step principles. Also Family support group meetings for the family of the addicted person. There is healing available through the Atonement of Jesus Christ! ❤🙏🏼

@denebuxtoo8944 4 ай бұрын

@@DiCollard So true! ARP Works.

@SB-xh8gy 4 ай бұрын

Your comment, is mine, the same 43 years. His is verbal and emotional. You are the first member of our church that is like me. Not alone is an interesting feeling. I wish this wasn’t your life. I will be praying for you. This hurts. But He will continue to help us through miracles or blessings like this.

@matthewnance7264 Ай бұрын

Beautiful talk! Thank you!

@elizabethpeterson9914 4 ай бұрын

This is the best talk I've heard in so long, and was relatable to me on so many levels. I've been the girl who asked the last question of President Nelson, the caregiver in the care centre, the forgotten 12 year old. I've been the mom praying for a child in trouble at an airport overseas. I've been the recipient of miracles. Does God see me? This talk showed me once again that YES! He does!

@TheAnnchanpiano 4 ай бұрын

Sister Weaver is smart, humble, faithful, and loving. I enjoy her podcasts very much.

@hpagalla 4 ай бұрын

Mahalo...and thank you BYU-Hawaii

@alichuntz3763 4 ай бұрын

I love Sarah Jane Weaver! The Church News podcasts are beautiful and I listen each week. Thank you for your love of our dear Prophet and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

@petersteimle2185 4 ай бұрын

While eating my lunch I thought I'd watch something fun on KZfaq, but out of the many things that popped up I chose this devotional and it fulfilled the prophecy in Lehi's Dream by providing me with "the most sweet fruit" and was "most desirable to make one happy." Tears of joy filled my eyes 4 or 5 times, something I know would not happen while watching entertaining content. I have been trying to yoke myself to the Savior via my covenants, and something about the first great commandment to love God with ALL...made me choose the devotional instead of entertainment. And I found that God wanted to give me SO much more than if I chose my way. My way is like cotton candy. His Way is most sweet, most desirable to make one happy, and makes the world pale by comparison.

@yara_hcamila 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful spirit you have you have beautiful testimony I love you brother don’t give up God is with you always ❤️

@lizroberta6753 4 ай бұрын

That was an incredible talk. Thank you for your detailed examples and research. I loved hearing the inside view you uniquely have as executive editor of the Church News in your travels with the leadership of the church.

@rosamariahurst8182 4 ай бұрын

A talk that testify to me that He has His eyes on my. 😍

@Gardeneredwards 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful and appreciated vulnerability. Thank you.

@Clearview97 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. This talk was a huge blessing to me today. I felt the Holy Spirit touch my heart many times. ❤

@timhollis5046 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Sister Weaver

@mbbenfield 4 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful message. Thank you.

@ruthacland1805 4 ай бұрын

Incredible talk! Thank you! After over 10 years of so much adversity in and on our family, God has prevailed. I credit covenant-keeping for this miracle. Thank you!

@susanquails7172 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@smuir6104 4 ай бұрын

I love this talk, I asked God to please let me see some of the miracles happening in todays world. I believe they are happening, maybe more than ever. I asked not because it would change my belief, but because I want to glory in God's good works. Then out of nowhere my wife sends me this video, and I see the very thing I had asked for. If you need miracles, then just simply look for all of the "coincidences" going on in the world today. For example In the very day prophesied of from centuries ago when the hearts of men would fail them, we have a heart surgeon for a prophet. Now that is quite the coincidence, but what if that man were to be espoused to a mental health counselor, in the day when mental disorders define the landscape of the human race. That would be quite the coincidence! It is a miracle! Or perhaps when the world is in chaos after the nations fall, it would be quite a coincidence if the prophet were a constitutional attorney, and could assist in restructuring government. Oh wait that coincidence hasn't happened yet, but wow would that be cool.

@flowergirl52 4 ай бұрын

Such a wonderful talk, I really needed to hear your words and will listen to this again. Thank you so much!

@folkoyt 4 ай бұрын

German: Liebe Schwester, herzlichen Dank für das Teilen ihrer persönlichen Erfahrungen. Es hat mein Herz berührt!...

@bajabill9284 4 ай бұрын

I will share this talk with many here in Mexico and when felt to share where every I go, really touched my heart.. Thank you so much ..

@stephaniepewtress8432 4 ай бұрын

Would that we were all willing to have enough faith to feed the five, ten, the endless thousands…

@JonClark125 4 ай бұрын

Wow, excellent talk. Thank you! ❤

@stephenkoch4188 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@katiejoj1 3 ай бұрын

This was absolutely beautiful, and a message I needed today. I’m grateful for your preparation and willingness to give this talk. I’m grateful I was guided to it. Thank you so much ❤

@kmartin2988 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful message. It touched my heart.

@tinagiles3544 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this talk . I sometimes often wonder if he remembers me. I felt his spirit as I listened to your sweet message!❤

@larrainemoore1880 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful talk! I feel like I’ve heard some of these stories before! Did you talk about any of this on the church news podcast? Anyway this was so good go watch and listen to. Let God Prevail! God sees me and each of us. So comforting. ❤❤❤❤❤

@amyjolee4089 4 ай бұрын

I am a huge fan of The Church News podcast. Thank you for this heartfelt message and your work on the CN podcast. I was in Oahu (Laie) last week and saw you, but I didn’t know it was you! (If I had heard your voice, I surely would have known it was you!) Now I’m trying to figure out where exactly I saw you. Thank you for this beautiful message. 💕

@larrainemoore1880 4 ай бұрын

😂😢😅😊❤❤❤

@spunkycat6144 4 ай бұрын

This whole talk just gave me goosebumps. I worked in Tegucigalpa for 6 months back in 1992-93. The takeoff runway has changed, I hear, so you weren't aiming straight into a mountain. 😅 Beautiful country, beautiful people. I was on a medical team there.

@Johnboynid 4 ай бұрын

Do you need to be a member to receive a miracle?

@marlenebowers7181 4 ай бұрын

No. You don’t have to be a member to have miracles from a loving Heavenly Father.

@milimiller6513 4 ай бұрын

You are a beloved child of God!! He loves you so very much. He wants you to see His miracles and grace in your daily life. Many times is hard for us to see them, but they are always there. I testify of His great love because He sent his beloved son to atone for each single one of us and what greater love and miracle then having a Savior who is our advocate and wants us to follow Him so that one day we will go back to our Heavenly home and be with Him and Heavenly Father as well. Miracles are many times simple yet important moments when we can recognize that without God, we wouldn't be able to be in this world. Remember, nobody understand who you are and how you feel as perfectly as He does!! Blessings to you.

@barbaraspeas1042 4 ай бұрын

most spiritual talk ever,❤sent you an email

@andreacook2416 4 ай бұрын

What if when Jesus said to Peter “O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”, he wasn’t referring to Peter’s faith/doubts in him…but in Peter’s faith/doubts in himself? Maybe Peter doubted his own ability to stay calm and stable in adverse conditions and to move powerfully forward without sinking-despite his full faith in Jesus’s power. And that doubt that HE couldn’t do it disconnected him from Jesus and brought about what he feared.

@IanSebryk 4 ай бұрын

"...her god AND our God..." whaaat??? can you please elaborate?

@teresacox6107 3 ай бұрын

Alot of woke words goin on with this speech, (but one understands the training of the individual). Aside from that, there were sweet words of hope. Thank you

@wandaowens4722 4 ай бұрын

A preacher prayed how could Christ could say "Ye of little faith." when Peter had walked on water"!? His answer "Google it." This preacher was stunned and obeyed. That answer? "Short lived." I have tried to learn from this.