Lost?

So twice in the past two days, my companion and I have gotten lost. Surprise, surprise. I know, it happens more often than I'd like. I just love spending 45 minutes finding your destination. Not. I hate feeling that I don't know where I'm going, that I'm just driving in circles until something stops me. The farther I go, the more lost I get. And yes there are tools to help you find your way, like a GPS (which we don't have) or a map. But something that always helps me is saying a prayer. Praying for guidance and direction from my Heavenly Father, and we can find our way.

Sometimes we can get lost in life. We can lose our way along the path of righteousness. But we're never too lost.

Coldplay is one of my favorite bands. They have a song entitled, "Lost."

Just because I'm losing,

doesn't mean I'm lost.

Doesn't mean I'll stop.

Doesn't mean I would cross.

We may get lost and stray from the strait and narrow path at times in our lives. But it doesn't mean we are lost completely. It doesn't mean we should stop completely. There is a way back. We have tools to help us. We have maps. As we turn to the scriptures, and to the counsel that prophets and apostles have given us, they can help us find our way again. We also have prayer. Who better to ask for help than God Himself? He will lead and guide us to where we need to be through the Holy Ghost. 

artwork by Liz Lemon Swindle

Just because I'm hurting,

Doesn't mean I'm hurt.

Doesn't mean I didn't get

What I deserved.

No better, no worse.

Sometimes it hurts. And usually we deserve it, because it was our choice. But there is no pain that isn't covered by the Atonement of Jesus Christ. He can take the pain and the hurt away. He can find us, no matter how lost we may feel. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6) We can feel better as we come back to the path of righteousness where we are supposed to be. That is where we can find true happiness.