Not IF but WHEN

Helaman 5

The biggest thing that stood out for me was vs. 12. As always, this verse gets me. However, today it got me in a different way...

"remember...that WHEN the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea WHEN all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you..."
 
This verse does not say IF.
It says WHEN.
That means, it's not a maybe type of thing...Satan IS going to tempt us.
We ARE going to have trials come our way.
 
The verse continues...
"...it shall have no power over you to drag you down...because of the rock upon which ye are built..a foundation whereon IF men build they cannot fall".
 
The IF really is an IF here.
IF we build upon the Rock, we can be saved from falling.
IF.
 
I loved this quote I had written in my margin of chapter 5:
 
"The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage. And the tragedy of life is to fail in that test and so fail to qualify to return to our Heavenly Home" (Elder Eyring, 2005 Nov Ensign, p. 38).
 
What are some of the mighty winds and storms that Satan sends upon me?
Discouragement about my weight and my looks, loneliness, not ever dating, money, etc.
 
How can Christ help me withstand these winds and storms?

Totally and completely cleave to Him.
Seek Him.
Love Him.
Learn of Him.
Be committed to Him.