Running From Trouble
Given how complicated my life's gotten lately, I've been feeling so overwhelmed with soap opera after soap opera. Then yesterday I had to go home-teaching (where you visit families in your church's area boundaries) and I taught a lesson from this month's church magazine Ensign.
It started with a story from President Thomas S. Monson. He talked about how he was once at a popular theme park and he was with his wife on a ride that sent you plummeting down a waterfall. As the cart reached the top of the fall and ready to take the plunge, he noticed a small sign that stated the rides theme and a rather interesting life concept. The sign read: "You can't run away from trouble...Ain't no place that far!"
Well, there sure ain't. And even though you always here it, every once in a while it's refreshing to hear that the Man Upstairs isn't picking on you—as Job of old discovered, "Man is born unto trouble (Job 5:7)." It's pretty much a given that every single human being who's ever walked the planet, walks the planet, and will walk the planet, has complications and trouble. Sometimes it seems like trouble follows you where ever you go. Kinda makes you worried about your kids.
So how can you even cope? We all know the answer to that one—trust in the Lord. But why put your faith and hope in a man who walked the earth over 2,000 years ago? Just think: He's gone through everything you've ever gone through. He's suffered the exact same way you've suffered; He knows the best out of anyone how to help you and comfort you. He really can make you feel better. Your perspective on life is much brighter when you look through heaven's eyes and have God's perspective. There's this song by Greg Simpson that says, "The picture is perfect when the Painter is near." I couldn't put it better myself.
Anyways, my companion remarked that a recent statistic says 43% of Utahns moved to Nevada so they could gamble. And in other news it becomes increasingly clear that this world's headed for a load of trouble. Seems trouble is starting to catch up with us and this season of peace is beginning to draw to a close. How are we gonna stand it?
Just stay on the road. Remember that all roads eventually go through Gethsemane. But you can know, just as I know, that there is Someone there. The Savior is there waiting to help you go through it all safely. For He has been there before. And if you let Him, He will make everything picture perfect.
It started with a story from President Thomas S. Monson. He talked about how he was once at a popular theme park and he was with his wife on a ride that sent you plummeting down a waterfall. As the cart reached the top of the fall and ready to take the plunge, he noticed a small sign that stated the rides theme and a rather interesting life concept. The sign read: "You can't run away from trouble...Ain't no place that far!"
Well, there sure ain't. And even though you always here it, every once in a while it's refreshing to hear that the Man Upstairs isn't picking on you—as Job of old discovered, "Man is born unto trouble (Job 5:7)." It's pretty much a given that every single human being who's ever walked the planet, walks the planet, and will walk the planet, has complications and trouble. Sometimes it seems like trouble follows you where ever you go. Kinda makes you worried about your kids.
So how can you even cope? We all know the answer to that one—trust in the Lord. But why put your faith and hope in a man who walked the earth over 2,000 years ago? Just think: He's gone through everything you've ever gone through. He's suffered the exact same way you've suffered; He knows the best out of anyone how to help you and comfort you. He really can make you feel better. Your perspective on life is much brighter when you look through heaven's eyes and have God's perspective. There's this song by Greg Simpson that says, "The picture is perfect when the Painter is near." I couldn't put it better myself.
Anyways, my companion remarked that a recent statistic says 43% of Utahns moved to Nevada so they could gamble. And in other news it becomes increasingly clear that this world's headed for a load of trouble. Seems trouble is starting to catch up with us and this season of peace is beginning to draw to a close. How are we gonna stand it?
Just stay on the road. Remember that all roads eventually go through Gethsemane. But you can know, just as I know, that there is Someone there. The Savior is there waiting to help you go through it all safely. For He has been there before. And if you let Him, He will make everything picture perfect.
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