‘Wrestling’ for Answers: 5 People from the Scriptures Who Asked Difficult Questions

Keywords

prayerful struggle, scriptural examples, forgiveness of sins

Abstract

Sometimes I feel that I’m the only one who seems to struggle to get answers to prayers. Then, of course, I get corrected by the scriptures. We are not alone in our struggle. Five individuals in scripture, people like you and me, have also wrestled for answers. These are their stories.

Enos is probably the easiest scriptural character to remember as one who struggled for answers. He only wrote a single chapter in the Book of Mormon, and most of that chapter is dedicated to the life-changing event he had with God through prayer. He opens his record telling us “I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God, before I received a remission of my sins” (Enos 1:2). I highlight the word before to emphasize the work that is involved in prayer.

Original Publication Citation

Five People in Scripture Who’ve Wrestled for Answers, LDS Living, May 11, 2017.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

LDS Living

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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