I have discovered for myself how true it is, that if we are to live holy, pure, innocent, lives of goodness and light, to remain true to God's commandments, we really do need to walk the narrow path. This is the path of happiness! The narrow path is sticking to what the Lord has told us to do and not do. Same with the Church. I trust the General Authorities. They live successfully on every level, way beyond what most people live, and so I trust their guidance and wisdom. They have said over and over to stay off the wide road, for it leads us astray and helps us get lost. We need to surround ourselves with those things that support us living in the Gospel. I know in my spirit I feel so much better, clearer, happier when I am only allowing those things that protect my spirit, and feed my spirit the things of God's kingdom to surround me or come into my being.
Just as I would not allow a child to be subjected to things that are of the adversary, things of the dark, things that corrupt their souls, things that take away their innocence, why would I do this to myself? We all are innocent, pure children of God. Just because we are in an adult package, doesn't mean our spirits are any less vulnerable, any less hurt by the things that are outside God's kingdom.
The narrow road is where we stay safe, and close to the things of God's kingdom, the wide road is where the adversary waits to pull us astray, like a wolf hiding behind the bushes. Walk this road and we can get lost and perhaps never make our way back home. For myself this has been my life long lesson, starting from when I was a child. In my ignorance I many times left the narrow path, thinking I was giving myself freedom to explore, experiment, have fun, to enjoy the diversity of life, but what I was really doing was leading myself astray. I have had to find my way back a couple of times, and its hard once you are lost.
But the good news is God is always waiting. The bad news is, a long the way we can hurt ourselves, and collect a lot of negativity, hardness, hurt, and chip away at our innocence which is painful to the spirit.
All this can be repaired but each time it takes longer and once we are back on track we then can really feel the damage we have caused ourselves. When we are off track there are lots of buffers, and denial so we don't feel or see what we are really doing to ourselves, but once we are back, the light is turned on, and we can see clearly, and feel deeply what we have done. Healing, forgiveness, restoration are always available, but its better to just stay safe and not hurt our spirits in the first place.
My message to myself and anyone reading this, is its not worth it. Stay on the narrow path, it is the path of self love, it is the path of happiness, it protects our precious innocence, and truly it is the path that our spirits intended to stay on when we came here. Surround ourselves with people and things that totally feed our souls all the things of God's kingdom.
I know for myself once I joined the church the Holy Spirit has guided me to give up TV shows and movies I use to watch, certain music, even people who were not living lives that were intune with Christ and God's Kingdom.
At first it can seem hard, but I can honestly say that every time I removed something like this from my life, I felt soooooo good in my spirit, relieved, free, lifted up spiritually. It has been the process of restoring any parts of my innocence that was lost. As I surround myself and feed myself with the things of God's Kingdom and be rid of anything that is not, I feel incrediblly happy and relieved in my spirit, truly a sense of being home.
Today I immerse myself in things of God's Kingdom, knowing this is ultimate happiness, this is ultimate self kindness and care. I treat myself as Heavenly Father sees and treats me; as a precious, divine child.
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