Many have said to me that they don't think Christ would hold them accountable if they just did this or did that living in the gray area. They justify their behavior to fit their lifestyle! When if they would just realize that they are rationalizing and moving farther away from the father and his plan for them.
Many call of the ways of the church old-fashioned or think them unrealistic, the truth is that the church standard sets one free. Like any parent our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. True happiness can only be found as we exercise our agency and choose to follow Christ. Like everything in life that is a choice you have to make right or wrong there is no gray area. You choose to follow Christ's example or you choose to find your own way which will lead you ultimately astray; it will lead you to destruction.
King Benjamin in his farewell address said "My brethren, all ye that have assembled yourselves together; you that can hear my words which I shall speak unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words which I should speak but that you should hearken unto me and open your ears that you may hear and your hearts that you may understand and your minds that the mysteries of God maybe unfolded to your view. I have not commanded you to come up hither that you should fear me or that you should think that I myself am more than a mortal man.(Mosiah 2:9-10)
King Benjamin asked us if we would just open our hearts and our minds and if will do that we can understand the mysteries of God. They will be unfolded to our view the great thing is that our minds are expanded as we follow the counsels of our Heavenly Father. We have an excellent opportunity to be leaders to be watchmen to be beacons on Mount Zion to show others a great and marvelous way to present to others a great plan of salvation but we have to be willing to open our minds! We cannot live in the gray area!
