“Self-Inflicted Pain”

But a God of love does not leave us to learn by sad experience that “wickedness never was happiness” (Alma 41:10). His commandments are the voice of reality and our protection against self-inflicted pain. The scriptures are the touchstone for measuring correctness and truth, and they are clear that real happiness lies not in denying the justice of God or trying to circumvent the consequences of sin but in repentance and forgiveness through the atoning grace of the Son of God (see Alma 42).

Scripture tutors us in principles and moral values essential to maintaining civil society, including integrity, responsibility, selflessness, fidelity, and charity. Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2010 General Conference; Ensign May 2010

When I read this the “self-inflicted pain” statement literally jumped off the page. How much self-inflicted pain are we willing to go through before we use the Scriptures as our guide in life??

Are we reading and studying the scriptures? Even more important, are you applying the scripture teachings to our daily lives?