Thou hast inquired of me,
and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my
Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where
thou art at this time.
D&C 6:14
I went into work this
morning at 7:30 to spend several hours staring through a microscope (science is
a hard and demanding mistress, but that’s a story for another blog post). I
listened to a few current favorite CD’s, and then put on a CD by my favorite
band from high school, Relient K. This song came on:
If I were to choose one song that defines my teenage years, I think it would be this song. Not only did I listen to it pretty much all the time, but it became a part of a prayer that I would say every so often, a prayer that went something like this: God, I’m hurt and scared and have no idea where I’m going, I’m feeling pain and heartache and uncertainty and other feelings I don’t have any idea how to describe, and I need help. Please, help me be okay, get me through this tough moment, and show me the way you want me to go.
Listening to this song again this morning was a beautiful experience, because I looked around and realized that He had listened.
A dozen years after this song came out, I can look around at my life and recognize that God did help me. He gave me strength and forgiveness every time I needed it; He used tough moments to polish and teach and improve me; He guided me in exactly the right way to bring me to the wonderful life I’m living now. Each and every time I prayed that prayer, every time I asked Him to “Be My Escape,” He listened, and He answered.
O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever.
2 Nephi 4:34
