Trusting God

Helaman wrote to Moroni an account of how the battle was going in his area. They were having success, but they weren't feeling like they were getting a lot of support with extra troops and supplies.

Because they found themselves in this situation, they were kinda vulnerable. The Lamanite army was getting stronger, and they were getting more and more outmatched all the time.

How did they deal with this situation?

"10 Therefore we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that he would strengthen us and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, yea, and also give us strength that we might retain our cities, and our lands, and our possessions, for the support of our people.

11 Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him." (Alma 58:10-11)

"But behold, we trust in our God who has given us victory over those lands, insomuch that we have obtained those cities and those lands, which were our own." (Alma 58:33)

"...we trust God will deliver us, notwithstanding the weakness of our armies, yea, and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies." (Alma 58: 37)

I think they found a way to cope--to trust God and do their best. They ended up taking one of the most fortified strongholds of the Lamanites without much bloodshed, and driving the Lamanites out of the area in general. They had great success  just trusting  God.

Helaman also gave an update on his stripling warriors and that still not a single one of them had been slain. I think this is because they followed the same pattern described above: to trust God.

"But behold, they have received many wounds; nevertheless they stand fast in that liberty wherewith God has made them free; and they are strict to remember the Lord their God from day to day; yea, they do observe to keep his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments continually; and their faith is strong in the prophecies concerning that which is to come." (Alma 58:40)

I admire their level of trust in God. They took great risk based on that trust and (of course) it paid off--they were successful in their battles. I think this applies to my own life. If I will put that much trust in God, He will help me win my "battles".