Is lLife Driving You Crazy?

This is a question that many of us ask.
When will help come?
When will this pass?
Why is this so hard?
Life will kick you in the rear.  When this happens, sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy.

Sometimes it makes me feel like the conductor of the train heading to insanity.

Know that we are not the only ones that have asked this question.
I am sure Nephi asked that question when his brothers murmured and conspired against him, as we read in the Book of Mormon.
I know that Joseph Smith asked this question while in liberty Jail, as he asks in Doctrine and Covenants section 121 "Oh God, where art thou?"
I am sure that the pioneers that crossed the planes suffering pain and death asked this question.
I know that many people in our world today ask this question at times, especially when life rears it's ugly head.
I would not be surprised if our Savior, Jesus Christ asked this question while performing the Atonement.

And yet, we are taught that all of the Hell we experience in this life, is for our benifit.
In the Book of Mormon, the people of Alma were enslaved and placed under heavy burdens.  They cried for help, and the Lord responded saying
"And I will also ease the burdens which are placed upon your shoulders that even you cannot feel them upon your backs." (Mosiah 24: 14)
The Lord promises help and strength, not immediate deliverance.
The people were delivered after they learned and showed "Faith" and "Patience".

Easier said then done.
All you can do is trust in the Lord.  Turn to him for help.
And one day, you'll look back and see how far the Lord actually helped you come, and you didn't even notice him there!
That's how the Lord will work at times.  There are times when we don't know how much he carried us through until we look back at the memories of our challenge and then we realize He was right there.

So don't worry, you are not alone.  And you are not going crazy.  You are just learning how to have patience and faith, whether you know it or not.
And I'm not going crazy.  I've already been there!

"Oh Lord, where were you hiding?"
He wasn't hiding.  You were riding on His shoulders.