"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
Romans 6:16-18
This is an interesting way to think about the choices that we make in life. It matches what a lot of the scriptures tell us about the world--that we are "enticed by the one or the other" in order to act for ourselves (2 Nephi 2:16), and that "no man can serve two masters" (3 Nephi 13:24). Instead of thinking about walking a forking path, this perspective explains that we are being pulled in different directions, and the one that we yield to is the one that we serve. Whether symbolically or literally, there is value here in considering our position, and make sure that we aren't willingly being pulled into a vortex of evil because that is the side that we give in to.
Today, let's consider how we yield, and be sure that we're letting ourselves be pulled towards God rather than anything or anyone else.
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