We Are Together

This week I had the chance to go to Cummins Falls in Tennessee. It was so nice to be able to go out and see some of the natural beauty that our Heavenly Father had created. I love listening to the running waters. It was a good stress relief for me. The past few days I have been going crazy in my mind. Kind of lost on what I need to do. I have no clue where I am going and what is at the end. I have been thrown in front of others to lead. Can I really do it? Will I lead them the right way? Have I been looking back to help them up when they slip? Do they know that I truly care about them? That I want them to succeed. That I want them to go farther than I have. That I want us all to make it to the end and arrive in the same place together? What do I do? Someone please help me! These things are racing through my mind when I begin to realize that I am not alone on this journey. I remember that there are others who know the path. Who have walked down the trail and know all the things to watch for. I began to remember my Savior, Jesus Christ. How he has walked down a dark and lonesome path. He has gone farther than I will ever have to go. He walked down it so that when I would have to walk it I wouldn't be alone. He would be there to guide me and show me the way. He suffered so he could one day comfort me in my pain and sorrow. It doesn't take me long to soon realize that I went from the front of the line to end of the line. Watching every step the others make, praying that no one slips or gets hurt. As I am watching them I have completely forgotten about myself. My mind is completely focused on them. I could see where they were going and knew if I had to warn them of something. If they slipped I was at the bottom to catch them. All of the sudden it hits me that just because you are leading it doesn't always mean you are at the front of the lines. You are in the back watching them standing by incase they fall. You are the one serving not being served. Just as Jesus had lead by serving others. As it says in the bible, "he took upon him the form of a servant." -Philippians 2:7 I received the answer I was looking for. I had learned that I must lose myself in service. I must become as a servant. As I began to think of this my heart felt at peace. I felt calm. I knew that as I was leading I was being lead. I will help others come unto Christ by following him myself. I know that in the end I'll never be alone. There are others on the same path and we are not alone. When we reach the end, we are together!