ATOMS stands for "Aaron's 'Things of My Soul'". As such, this blog is a compilation of my spiritual thoughts and insights as I study the scriptures, pray in faith, and have daily experiences. These things are the symbolic atoms that make up my life, and are personal to me. With the belief that "there hath no temptation [or experience or trial or joy] taken [me], but such as is common to man" (1 Corinthians 10:13), I post them in the hope that they bless someone, somewhere, somehow. If it be one soul, my joy is full.

Please feel free to browse, to search, to comment, to correct false doctrine you find, and to let me know if they have been positively (or negatively) influential to you.

It is my prayer that we all sail the seas of life with happiness, and obtain the wonderful blessings that God has in store for us, including living with our righteous loved ones forever, the answers to every question in life, and eternal happiness.

My posts are not to be taken as the official doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are a reflection of my progressive learning and growing into said doctrine, though.

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Detour

I left the house of one of the students I tutored one day, and met some "detour" signs that weren't there an hour and a half ago.

I followed the detour, and prepared to turn onto the desired street that would give me the shortest way around the closed road, but found that it was also detoured.

I decided to drive in the completely opposite direction after seeing a few more detour signs. My trusty GPS led me through another passageway that lead me to my next student's house.

As I pondered in the car while driving, I laughed to myself as I realized that life has God-given detours.

The planned road I had in mind was in need of repairs. Had I travelled it, I might've found my car and/or myself injured.

A friend of mine recently showed me a picture quote: "God wrecks your plans when He sees your plans are about to wreck you."

This can occur with education choices (or lack of education choices), career decisions, searching for your EC, or simply the route one would take to arrive at a destination.

The reason I laughed, is because recently in my life, God has given me a detour to get to a metaphorical destination. I was hurt, but accepted it.

How grateful I should be for detours. They are signs of God's love. He wants what's best, so we should follow Him.

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