Up the Down Escalator

Have you ever gone up the down escalator?  It's actually quite fun, if there's no one going down.  You start off with a stumble as you get used to the movement and you go up and you realize you're not going fast enough so you run harder!  Up the stairs!  This is fun!  It just keeps going and going and then you find out how much energy it takes.  And you slow down a little.  You're almost at the top, but this is hard exercise!  You slack of a bit, and you find yourself going backwards.  The top disappears from sight.  That's where you make the choice, do you give up and stop this childishness?  Or do you keep going and appear triumphant at the top? 

 

This is like life.  We are all trying to make it to the top of the escalator, but our own sins, weaknesses, and trials keep pulling us down.  But as we keep living life and keep making good decisions, we move forward in life.  Closer to Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father.  It takes energy and it takes work.  Our progress depends on how much we put into our life.  How dedicated are we to obeying His commandments?  We can live just "fast" enough to keep us from sliding backward, but that's not what life is about is it?  We need to push ourselves to go forward.  To progress.

 

The decision is up to us as individuals.  There is no easy way through life, and there will be many opportunities for us to give up and just let things slide.  We have the power to keep going!  We can reach the top of the stairs if we focus on our Lord and Savior!

 

Don't give up.  Keep learning, keep growing, keep going.  Our Father is waiting for us and is rooting for us.  You can do it!  I believe in you!  And even more, He believes in you. 

 

See you at the top of the stairs.