We all have a destiny, we just have to find it
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We have to make a lot of decisions in a lifetime. Some of those decisions may be difficult to accept. The unknown is scary, too scary. This may result getting you out of your comfort zone, taking a step... theoretically... into the dark. Elder Uchdorf really emphasizes this: "There are times when we have to step into the darkness of faith, confident that God will place solid ground underneath our feet when we do." I think of the times I want to swim in a lake. It looks refreshing and I know I'll enjoy it, but when I take a step into the icy cold water, I pull back. It's too cold, perhaps I don't need to swim. But I want to, so I take another step. Perhaps the water is still freezing and almost unbearable, but I keep walking until my body starts to warm up and adjust. Before I know it, I'm swimming in the lake, enjoying the refreshing water with the sun over my head. I had to step into the cold water to experience the good part. For this circumstance, I had to take a step into the dark to see the light. The dark is a scary place, I will admit, I am twenty years old and still have a fear of the dark. My vivid imagination tends to give thoughts of all sorts of things lingering in there, hiding in places I can't see. Sometimes, it's easier just to run through the dark and hope to get to my safe haven before the fingers in the dark pull me away. By the time I reach that 'safe haven' though, my eyes have adjusted and I realize it wasn't as big of a deal as I made it to be. Swimming through the lake is still freezing, but after a while, it warms up and feels nice. Walking through the dark may seem terrifying for a moment, but when your eyes adjust, you see the steps you have taken provided a path for you to follow. If you are afraid to take a step into the dark, just know the power of prayer will give you the comfort and guidance you need to reach your destination. It will all be worth it in the end.
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BenjaminBigMode
1/21/2021 08:36:10 pm
I needed this. Such a great analogy. Thank you for being you!
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Kaylee CasuttI have been writing for over eight years now and have been both building to publish my first book and serve as a service-missionary of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Everything I write will contribute to the journey destined I have been striving to find and build. Archives
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