My Forces Are Strong Enough

Alma 53:5 - Channel the "lamanites" in you (desires, passions, etc.) to do good works, and you can more easily guard them.  I really like this notion that, when we are focusing on doing good things, it is much much easier for us to NOT do bad things, or to even be tempted by them.  It seems like a no-brainer, but it's always good to be reminded, and to be able to tie it in to the scriptures.
Alma 53: 5 - LIST! Find Christ.  I really liked that Brother Griffin told us that whenever we find a 'good list', we should look for Christ in it.  Not only that, but we can take that list and try to develop the same attributes so we can become more like Christ.  The Book of Mormon is the teaching manual for how to become like Him.  It's amazing.  However, it can also be a teaching manual for how to become like Satan, because those lists, the 'bad lists', are in there too.  So lets take those as "DO NOT" lists, and the Christ lists as "DO" lists.  What a great learning tool. :)
Alma 54:17 - "Evil is just that silly."  I really liked how Brother Griffin explained this.  When we dig deep - actually, not even all that deep - into the arguments and justifications of Satan and his 'followers', it's just plain silly.  It's shallow and easy to see past.  It's not worth pondering.  What IS worth pondering, then, is the reasons and joys of Christ!  Those aren't silly, and they help us to more easily see the things that are. :)

***Alma 57:2 - "We were sure our forces were sufficient to take the city of Antiparah by force..."
This was an excellent reminder to me that MY forces, combined with God's, are strong enough to turn down the 'deals' of the adversary.  I don't need his compromises to be able to get back the 'city' that is mine!  I am a child of God! I don't need to settle for less just because Satan makes it seem easier.  TAKE THAT! I Love triumphant insights like this. :)***

Alma 62: 41 - Better vs. Bitter.  We all know what the right answer is, but implementing it is harder than you might think.  Or maybe you already know; when something really difficult happens to us, we have a tendency to feel like victims and get bitter, when what we really should do is find Christ and get better!  It's hard to do sometimes, but we can do it! HURRAH! :)