Hidden Meanings

So first off, let me apologize for how ugly my blog is. It won't let me change the background so I was forced to do this until I can figure something out.  


Now onto the real purpose of this blog.  I just finished the first Harry Potter book for the very first time.  Yeah yeah, get it out of your system and just flip out openly about how shocking it is that I've never read them.  I just couldn't get into them when I was younger, ok?


So anyways, as I was reading the very last chapter, when Harry is telling Ron and Hermione what happened when he and Dumbledore had discussed, there was something that really hit a chord with me in relation to the Gospel.  I'm just going to type it all out on here.


"D'you think he meant you to do it?" said Ron.  "Sending you your father's cloak and everything?"


"Well," Hermione exploded, "if he did - I mean to say - that's terrible - you could have been killed."


"No, it isn't," said Harry thoughtfully.  "He's a funny man, Dumbledore.  I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance.  I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know.  I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to help.  I don't think it was an accident he let me find out how the mirror worked.  It's almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could..." 


Some of you may be confused by this, but to me, it makes perfect sense.  Heavenly Father knows everything that goes on down here.  He's not ignorant of what we do or face on a daily basis.  While some people think it's terrible that He doesn't stop bad things from happening to good and innocent people, He's just giving us the chance to prove ourselves and grow.  He knows our strengths and weaknesses and He already knows what sins we are prone to commit.  Instead of stopping us, He teaches us enough to get through all of our trials and burdens.  He allows us to learn things about Him and the Gospel so that we can be strong and capable enough to survive.  He knows we eventually have to face Satan and defeat him so He teaches us what we need to know to succeed.


I don't know about you guys, but I think that is just awesome.