Strength in the Lord

I have never been one to make resolutions for the new year. I just simply continue to strive to live better than I did the year before. I strive to grow closer to the Savior than I was before. Gordon B. Hinckley, former president of the LDS church, always said we should all "try a little harder to be a little better." It is all any of us can do, but we must be sincerely trying.

Jordan strives to do this every single day, but so many around him seem to do everything they can to throw stumbling blocks in his way, attempting to throw him off course. I have never seen anyone try as hard as Jordan to live the gospel of Christ - to fight the good fight, and cling to his faith with all his might, mind and strength. Still, it seems that every time he is emotionally knocked down and begins to heal, Satan works through others to knock him off his feet once again, and my heart aches for him every time.
For the most part, Jordan is a lamb constantly being thrown into a den of ravenous wolves - a den the size of Texas! And the wolves grow more cunning, vicious, and heartless by the day. Sadly, many of these "wolves" are people he should be able to trust. Sometimes it is almost more than he can stand, and the stress of it all causes his body to grow weak and his immune system to cave in, in which case he gets violently ill, and for Jordan, this is not a good thing.

Even still, the Lord is with Jordan. Christ lifts him up and pieces him back together through the healing power of the atonement. There is no better healing than that. So, though Satan and his minions rage, and those who allow themselves to be used and influenced by the adversary continue to hurt Jordan in various ways, Jordan's life is still in the Father's hands, and his persecutors are known and numbered, and they will one day be justly dealt with. Whether in this life or the next, it makes no difference. We all make our choices and we all deal with the consequences of our actions.
There is not a better soul walking this earth than Jordan. He gives and gives, he loves everyone, never discriminates, and has the biggest heart I have ever seen. His life over the years has been a complete 360, and God is pleased with his every effort. He stays true to his covenants, strives to be obedient to God's commandments (even though others give him hell for it - why, I don't know) and clings to the Lord.
That is what I call strength.
And I love him for it.

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