Faithfulness as Loyalty
I recently revisited the story of Ammon in the Book of Mormon. (For an abbreviated version of this story watch the video above or click here) and something caught my attention in a new way.
10 Now when king Lamoni heard that Ammon was preparing his horses and his chariots he was more astonished, because of the faithfulness of Ammon, saying: Surely there has not been any servant among all my servants that has been so faithful as this man; for even he doth remember all my commandments to execute them.
Loyalty is a vague, "feel-y" thing too, but with more action-based connotations in my mind. Being loyal to a spouse means you go to them for all spouse-y things and no one else. My craft store even has a "loyalty card" to reward people for shopping at their store instead of a different one.
Loyalty, then, can mean choosing someone or something.
Ammon was loyal to the king and to all his commands. He did what he had been asked to do. He agreed to - even asked for - the position of servant to the king with the intent to be "all in".
22 And the king inquired of Ammon if it were his desire to dwell in the land among the Lamanites, or among his people.
23 And Ammon said unto him: Yea, I desire to dwell among this people for a time; yea, and perhaps until the day I die.
I can be loyal to the Lord by choosing Him and sticking to His commands. I can choose to be all in and ACT on the Lord's words, given through scripture, prophets, and personal revelation.
It feels so much better to know I can choose faith and don't have to worry about chasing a nebulous feeling that slips through my grasp like smoke. Some of that is being human, some of that is dealing with mental health challenges.
Either way, I am so grateful for this learning that choosing to follow God and all of His commandments faithfully, remaining loyal to Him, is a choice I can make, not a feeling to chase.
FAITHFUL Definition & Meaning
- 1.remaining loyal and steadfast."throughout his career, he remained faithful to the principles of Classical art"Similar:loyalconstanttruedevotedtrue-bluetrueheartedunswervingOpposite:
- 2.true to the facts or the original."the rugs they make today remain faithful to their ancestors' methods"Similar:accuratepreciseexacterrorlesserror-freeunerringOpposite:
- those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party."a muezzin called the faithful to prayer"Similar:believerscommunicantsadherentsfollowersloyal followers
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