"Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked."
Helaman 3:29
This verse makes the strait (strict/rigorous) and narrow path seem like a bridge over a vast gulf of something very bad... a symbolic ocean of misery, perhaps filled with the sharks of sin who can chomp us full of extra holes for the misery to get in. Thinking of that "everlasting gulf" makes the plan of happiness seem ever so much more important, when we know that ocean or cloud or fog or storm is ready to engulf us. Just like in Lehi's dream, we know that darkness and storms will come, but if we stick with God, holding to his word, we can get through the hard parts. Today, let's not play at straying off the path, but take it seriously and keep the guard rails up, knowing how dangerous it is down there underneath.
