God Always Tries to Give Us A Way Out

I have noticed from my life, and the lives of others, that God always tries to give us a way out of sin.  In his great love, mercy and compassion for us, He always tries to help and save us when He can see we are heading for a fall, or about to committ a sin, or allow darkness into our lives that is only going to hurt us, and pull us down, and away from goodness.   

When I was about 13 I started to become agnostic.  I had been raised Christian but was no longer feeling comfortable with the churches I had been going to as a child, and was feeling confused, full of doubt even feeling afraid of God.  So eventhough I had been a very spiritual child, I was losing any faith I had. 

 My childhood faith was no longer holding up as I developed into a teenager.  I was at this point an agnostic soon becoming an athiest.  I had been a very pure, innocent child, and I was starting to throw this away and was being drawn over to the dark side of life.  Right at the time I ended up getting neighbours who were members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints.  They obviously could see that I was a spiritual person, but was turned off the religions of my child hood, and was starting to believe that the things of the dark were going to be fulfilling for me. 

Looking back now I can see this was one the biggest spiritual battles in my life.  I didn't know that at the time.  I was a naive child, who thought I knew what I was doing.   Now I can see that once I had let go of my faith, the adversary swooped in and God was also trying to swoop in to save me.  Here was the chance I had to join the true church of Jesus Christ.  I didn't know it was any different than what I had been raised in, and I had found too much negativity in what I had been raised in.  It seemed very harsh, and I was running from this. 

The last thing I wanted was another church.  Of course I didn't understand that this church was what my spirit actually truly wanted.  These people tried to help me and influence me for quite awhile.  But I turned away and went into the dark, thinking I was giving myself ultimate happiness.  I remember the night they finally resigned themselves and said to me "it looks like you have made your decision."  they sounded so sad.  I couldn't understand their sadness and inwardly I mocked it. 

Of course they knew I was taking a path that was going to bring me lots of misery.  They were right.  I now can see that God was using them to try and save me. He was trying to save me from getting lost, from being taken into the adversary's hands.  Unfortunately I was ignorant of what was happpening.  So off I went, and of course found out all too late that I had walked down the wrong path. 

Well after being on a 30 year detour, once again, He came a long and brought The Church Of Jesus Christ my way, this time I was more than ready.  After exhausting every other possible path and religion, I was finally introduced to this church again, and this time I let myself be saved. 

I have observed this in much smaller ways and in my life and in others' lives too, that He does try to help us not get lost, tries to make a way out of sin for us, does try to swoop in and offer us the light when it looks like we are going to fall into the dark. 

Of course He doesn't force us, we have to make that decision ourselves, we have been given this freedom to choose, but He always offers us the way out, and its up to us to take it.  Those of us who are baptised in The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, do have the Holy Spirit with us, to guide us, direct us, and let us know when we are going the right way or the wrong way.  

 I can say from personal experience that nothing is more effective than feeling the Spirit withdraw as we are going in the wrong direction.  It feels very painful and so its a very good gage to help us stay in the light, and stay on the path of goodness.  Unfortunately, once people have gotten use to walking in the dark, they become desensitized, so they no longer recognize that they are in the dark.  The dark becomes normal, so sin becomes normal.  Our spirits are still suffering we just don't realize it. 

 The good news is God wants us to succeed, wants nothing more than our happiness, so He does do all He can to save us, help us, show us the right path.  We are never alone, and if one gets baptized in The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, we definitely are never alone.  We have the a relationship to Heavenly Father through the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, The Holy Scriptures, The Prophet, the Priesthood, the Temple, and whole ton of spiritual support from our brothers and sisters in the church.  We are blessed and immensely loved! 

Today I will turn my face towards the light, and listen to God, listen to His guidance, and protection, knowing that I am deeply loved. Knowing that through God we can have the greatest happiness in the universe!