If you think you're the only one - you're mistaken. There's this little reality we rarely think about, and that's the reality of the literal battle between good and evil that's all around us. It's in our homes, it's in our places of work, it's in our schools, it's in our churches, it's in the media. This you already know. There are very few people that are aloof to the battle. There are some - who have fought for both sides without even knowing it.
The Prodigal Son was and is a small example of this scenario. I can only imagine that at first he thought no harm of his actions, but after time it began to wear on him, and "whisper" to his heart that something was amiss. He might have said to himself "damn it - what am I doing?" And BOOM, he understood it all meant nothing. He was deceived, and the evil one is a master at his craft. He made a choice to go back, to return, to repent, and to be a new man. He was received with open arms. As we all are, but not without making that choice to return.
This happens everyday all around us, right? It happens to each of us, and for some, it may even be a daily cycle - a daily battle. We go astray. It may be in the way we talk about someone, what we choose to watch, and even...what we choose to focus our attention towards. Then, we hear the little whisper that says "is this you?", "did you really mean to say that?", "make the safe choice", and we choose to return to what we know. The battle rages every day, whether big or small, it's happening. Don't let this war have place in your heart, your relationships, your marriage, or your choices. Time is no tortuous, it's absolutely the Hare, and it moves whether or not you're moving with it. Marriage, family, and our relationship with Heavenly Father are absolutely the most important aspects of life - not later, not when we hit a certain age, or get over certain things, but now. The literal battle between good and evil is most prevalent in those areas because that's ALL that matters when it's said and done. Why not make that what matters NOW?
GO now, tell your "people" that you love them. If you're married, make the choice today to share your love with your spouse. You may be the Tortuous but time is the Hare.
