By Alan on May 28 in Blog tagged alternative, atonement, cannot, discarded, disease, easier, easier to be righteous, forgiven, God's commandments, happier, Holy Ghost, immoral, Jesus Christ, look upon sin, marry, morally clean, not easy, Road less traveled, sin, than to sin, the truth, unclean thing, unwanted pregnancy, used, willfully disobey, withdrawal, without regret | 1 Comment

It Is So Much Easier To Be Righteous Than To Sin.

“It hasn’t always been easy to stay morally clean but it has been far easier than the alternative. I have never spent one second worrying about an unwanted pregnancy or disease. I have never had a moment’s anguish because a man used and then discarded me. When I do marry, I will do so without regret. I have yet to meet the man or woman who is happier because he or she was dishonest or because they were addicted to something or because they were immoral.” – Sheri Dew

By Alan on Mar 29 in Blog tagged broken heart, brothers and sisters, despair, hard, Jesu, Jesu Christ, lonely, on my knees, promised, Road less traveled, The road less traveled | 1 Comment

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED…..

(By: VICKI PETERSON)

When my road seems the hardest,
And my soul is in despair,
When my heart is all broken,
And I feel it’s beyond repair.
When I’m sad & lonely,
Because no one seems to care,
I just look around me,
And it seems no one is there.
When my tears fall like a waterfall
And there’s no one to wipe them away.
I wonder why I even choose
To carry on another day?
I take the road less traveled,
I always try to do my part.
And all I seem to get,
Is another broken heart.
This time there’s so many pieces,
I doubt it will ever mend,
Where’s that special angel
The Lord promised to send?
Why am I all alone,
When He promised He’d be there?
Or someone else He’d send
As an answer to my prayer.
I don’t feel like praying,
I just can’t reason why,
When no one is listening anyway.
Why should I even try?
But then I bow my head to pray,
And get down on my knees,
Then I close my eyes,
And I let my spirit free.
As I begin to pray outloud,
And cry uncontrollably,
I feel my troubled soul & mind,
Start to feel light & free.
I feel the Savior’s presence,
And His loving arms surrounding me.
I am then reminded,
He’s the one who set me free.
He Himself felt all I have,
Not just for me but for all of mankind,
He swallowed the bitterest cup there was,
So our souls could be intertwined.
If I didn’t feel the sorrow,
The loneliness & the pain,
If I didn’t experience,
The sadness & the rain,
Then how did I expect to feel
The happiness & the love,
The colors of the rainbow,
And the blue sky up above?
If I didn’t experience,
The bad as well as the good,
Then how can I possibly help,
The others who are misunderstood?
I learned a valuable lesson today,
And it took a broken heart,
And a contrite spirit,
So the Lord could to me impart.
“Now, go out and help another,”
I feel He said to me.
“Now you know that you’re not alone,
Nor will you ever be.
You will still be tested,
That’s why you’re here on earth,
But now I hope you realize
What each soul is worth.
Everybody has a story,
And a reason why he’s here.
The road it isn’t easy,
But I tried to make it clear.
Go out & help another,
Share with him what you can
I gave My life for a reason,
There has always been a Plan.
Don’t dwell on the negative,
And don’t you ever forget to pray,
For I am always with you,
Even on the gloomiest of days.
Open your heart to the sunshine,
The laughter and the smiles,
For the road less traveled,
Will still go on for miles.
But since you know you’re not alone,
Share this experience with others.
Give all you have to give,
To ALL your sisters & brothers.”

Vicki Manley Peterson
For The Family