Sometimes life feels like this video. You know it is going down hill, and it is going to be a long hike back to the top. But, instead of stopping, we just keep on going. Closing our eyes to the consequences of where we are headed, wherever that may be. Now of course, the reason I didn't stop running down the stairs was because I wanted to visually capture how tall the tower was that we had visited in Reading Pennsylvania.
However, in life, it feels like there are those things that keep us from stopping, and turning around, from repenting, and returning back to the clearer vision that comes from higher ground. Sometimes it is fear of how difficult the trek will be. Perhaps it is pride. Sometimes it is just the momentum we pick up as we get used to a destructive activity or lifestyle. I know that for me, Satan convinces me to believe that I can turn around after one more step, after one more level. He promises me great pleasure and ease "if only I go a little farther." Unfortunately, I just end up at rock bottom, out of breath, hope, and sometimes desire.
The miracle of the whole thing, is that Jesus Christ is real, and his power to change us is always accessible. We have never fallen too far, too often, or too hard. I've experienced his healing power again this week, and I am back on top. Yes, the power or repentance is real!
-Elder Blackburn
2 comments:
Very True! If life didn't have those stairs to climb, it would be rather boring and when you get to the top you can drop pennies down. Lots of rewards to following the Savior.
I love you Bart!
Bart's Sister Carly Yates
I believe it... I also believe that I am the dude at the bottom of the stairs...haha
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