"I myself will...be in their midst"

So the great thing about my school is that we have religion classes that we attend. Yes they are required but they are always my favorite by far. And let's be real, I will be going far beyond the requirements. Despite the fact I already have too many credits. They're just so good!

This semester is the Doctrine and Covenants. I have always had a hard time reading this book of scripture, but that's because I didn't really read it. More of I let my eyes travel over the words and pick up a hint or two of what the message was. This time through though...fantastic. That is the only way that I can describe it. Fantastic. How lucky are we to have a book a scripture for our time, from our time. That comes directly from the mouth of the Lord himself. I just can't get over it.

So today I was reading sections 30-34. Wonderful passages. So much good things there. But right now I want to focus on one section. One verse. And actually, one phrase. D&C 32:3

"I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them."

Ok I accidentally lied. Two phrases. But what is one without the other? Putting that aside, why do I think this is so wonderful? Well, let's put it this way:

Have you ever felt loneliness? Not I am the only one in the room loneliness. Like deep, lasting I am the only person on this planet who is with me, and I don't even want to be with myself. I am my only friend and invisible to everyone else on the planet. Never felt that way? Man are you lucky and make sure to keep it that way. But I am pretty sure I can say the vast majority of people have felt that way. I have felt it several times in my life. In fact I was dangerously close to feeling it again recently. 

But here is the deal. We are not alone. I talk a lot about each of us has our own divine purpose for existing. There is a work that only YOU can do, the way YOU do it. But just because we each have our own unique purpose, doesn't mean we do it alone. "I myself will go with them." Christ walks with us. We are never alone, unless we turn from Him (but I'll talk about that in a minute).

We are asked to do hard things in our lives. But that doesn't mean that I have to be strong enough to carry that load by myself. Christ has carried that load for us. In Gethsemane, during his Atonement. He will walk with us. But we have to turn to Him. We can walk alone, but trust me, you don't make it far. This life can be very difficult. That is why Christ suffered for us. So that we don't have to bear it alone. He knows exactly how much of the load to carry so that we get stronger and make it through our afflictions and struggles. 

Walk with the Savior. It makes all of the difference. I can testify of this because I have both walked with Him and away from Him. Trust me, the latter sucks. And you don't have to do it. He is there. He wants us to come to Him. If you feel Him far away, it isn't Him that walked away. "I myself will go with them and be in their midst." He is in your midst. Do the work that it takes to get to Him. It may seem like hard work. But what easy thing is worth having?