Triston Rogers: Construction

Last Thursday Elder Roerdanz and myself were driving home to Great Falls Montana from Chinook Montana. We came across something that happens all the time in Montana during the Spring time. We hit Construction. The joke up this way is that there are two seasons; Winter and Construction. So we ran into some road construction and I had no idea that running into something that most people hate running into while traveling on vacation or going home would open my eyes to something amazing pertaining to The Gospel of Jesus Christ.

As we came into visual of the Construction there was a flag lady to warn us to stop. As we came to a stop the lady came up to our window and said, "Just have to wait for a "Pilot Car". As Elder Roerdanz and myself sat there, we began talking about why in the world do we need a pilot car. As we looked ahead and saw a bit of the construction, we felt like it wasn't looking to bad as far as heavy equipment or anything like that. We thought we could make it safely around all the work and have no problems. And plus even get through a lot faster then having to wait and follow behind a "Pilot Car".

What we did not know but later came to find out, as we traveled farther into the Road Construction, there began to be more and more heavy equipment and a lot of machines tearing up the road. We then realized how important it was for us to wait for that "Pilot Car". That Pilot Car knew what was going on, how long the Construction was and what was on the path of our travel. If we would have not listened to the lady at the very first who said, "Just have to wait for a "Pilot Car", then the consequences could have been bad. We could have been seriously hurt by the machinery or even lost on the un-paved road.

As we continued on in the Construction zone, thoughts started rushing in about our Savior Jesus Christ. How He is "The Pilot Car". As it states in John 14:6; "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." He is the one that leads us, guides us, and helps us every step of the way.

As we go through life we might feel like we know what to choose, what we want and what to do. We might try to do it without our Savior Jesus Christs' help and then we catch ourselves in trouble, or in a rut that we cannot get out of, but we always have the "Pilot Car" or our Savior Jesus Christ that helps us through the way. We do not have to go into things blinded. As we look upon Him, He will provide, and show us the way to return to our ultimate Goal, to be with our Heavenly Father.

As that Road Construction opened my eyes, I now see how important that "Pilot Car" was for us to get through the construction safely. I know that just as that Pilot Car helped us out, we have our Savior Jesus Christ to help us out, to protect us and lead us through this life. He truly is "THE WAY".