A few years ago I was headed to visit my daughter. When I got to the
exit I needed to take it was closed. I was so frustrated. It was
high traffic time and it was right past this exit that congestion really
started. I would have to wait through traffic to get to the next exit and
then head back to the street I needed to be on to get to my
destination.
Realizing there would be
delay, I called Bec and told her what had happened that I was so mad that there
was not a sign telling me ahead of time that the exit was closed. She
said there was one that she knew of but it was back a way. I eventually
made it to her home.
Curious about the sign
she had mentioned, I carefully looked for it on my next trip to her home.
To my surprise, there was not only 1 sign but there
were 4 messages letting the drivers know that they
would have to take an earlier exit due to the closed exit that I usually take. In my haste to get to my destination I had totally missed all 4 signs and
then I was frustrated blaming my inconvenience on others.
After I laughed at
myself this made me think about my life. I wondered how many times I had
missed signs in my life warning me of something coming up in my life. How many
times have I been so busy with where I was going that I didn't carefully pay
attention to the messages of the Spirit that would help direct me to take a
path that would and will lead me to my destination so that I do not find myself
missing my intended target and ultimately being delayed in my journey.
In a talk given by
President Thomas S. Monson titled The Race of Life, he said,
Our Heavenly Father did
not launch us on our eternal voyage without providing the means whereby we
could receive from Him guidance to ensure our safe return. I speak of prayer. I
speak too of the whisperings from that still, small voice; and I do not
overlook the holy scriptures, which contain the word of the Lord and the words
of the prophets—provided to us to help us successfully cross the finish line.
We are blessed by
spiritual early warning signals as a source of protection and direction in our
lives. The scriptures are full of stories where people were warned to do
something for their protection but we have to be watching and listening for the
messages.
I know I have missed
signs in my life, but just as I was able to find and take another road to my
destination, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, I can still reach my
destination when I miss the sign, but, I must be prepared that the journey may
be a little more difficult than if I had headed the warning signs in the
beginning.
Watch and Be Ready!!
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