Video 48 🌿 WAKING UP IS GOOD — BUT WALKING WITH JESUS IS BETTER
🌿 WAKING UP IS GOOD — BUT WALKING WITH JESUS IS BETTER
I’ve been watching more people wake up lately.
They’re asking real questions.
They’re noticing cracks.
They’re realizing there’s more than what they were handed in Sunday School.
That’s a good thing.
But I want to say something gently, from someone who’s been awake for a while now:
Waking up isn’t the destination.
It’s just the moment you sit up in bed.
What matters next… is whether you actually get up and walk.
🔥 THE BOOK OF MORMON NEVER STOPPED AT “SEEING THE PROBLEM”
One thing I love about the Book of Mormon is this:
It doesn’t just expose corruption.
It always points you somewhere else.
Moroni didn’t write so we could argue institutions.
Mormon didn’t abridge records so we could win debates.
Nephi didn’t warn us about false security so we could feel clever.
They all point to Christ Himself.
“Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.”
— Moroni 10:32
Not come unto systems.
Not come unto borrowed testimonies.
Not come unto other people’s certainty.
Come unto Him.
🕊️ BORROWED LIGHT CAN WAKE YOU UP — BUT IT CAN’T CARRY YOU
I once heard a prophet say something that stuck with me:
You can’t live on borrowed light.
That’s not an insult.
That’s a warning… and an invitation.
Borrowed light can:
wake you up
get you started
help you notice something’s off
But borrowed light cannot sustain you when things get dark.
At some point, every disciple has to hear the Savior for themselves.
Nephi didn’t say:
“I know because my father knew.”
He said:
“I went and inquired of the Lord.”
That’s the hinge point of every real conversion.
🌱 THE RESTORED RECORDS ALL SAY THE SAME THING
I’ve spent years in scripture.
The Bible.
The Book of Mormon.
The Nephite records.
The restored writings most people never hear about.
And here’s the quiet truth:
They all agree on this one thing—
The goal was never to build a perfect institution.
The goal was to build a people who could walk with God.
Zion isn’t enforced.
It’s formed—one changed heart at a time.
Every record warns what happens when:
authority replaces humility
rules replace revelation
structure replaces the living voice of Christ
And every record teaches the remedy is the same:
Hear Him.
Follow Him.
Walk with Him daily.
👣 THIS IS WHERE THE WAY REALLY BEGINS
Some people stop at awakening.
They get stuck there—angry, sharp, restless.
Others walk away entirely.
But there’s another path.
A quieter one.
It’s the path where you stop asking:
“Who’s right?”
“Who’s wrong?”
“Who has authority?”
And you start asking:
“Lord, what would You have me do?”
“How do I walk with You today?”
“Who do You want me to love right now?”
That’s the Way Christ taught.
Not loud.
Not flashy.
Not institutional.
But personal.
Daily.
Transforming.
🌄 A FINAL THOUGHT FROM THE HICK IN THE STICKS
If waking up helped you breathe again—good.
If learning hard truths freed your mind—good.
But don’t stop there.
Sit up.
Put your feet on the floor.
And walk with Jesus.
He’s not waiting for you at the end of an argument.
He’s walking beside you on the road—right now.
And He’s still saying the same thing He always said:
“Come, follow me.”
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🌾 IF YOU WANT TO WALK — HERE’S THE PATH I’VE BEEN WALKING
Before you go, I want to share something personal.
Over the last while, I recorded a series of short videos—forty of them—called “Walking With Jesus.” I didn’t plan them as a program. I didn’t script them as a system. They came one step at a time, the same way this walk usually does.
Looking back now, I realize something:
Those videos aren’t about waking up.
They’re about learning how to walk once you’re awake.
They’re quiet.
They’re simple.
They’re not there to convince you of anything.
They’re there to help you:
slow down
listen
let go of borrowed light
and learn how to hear the Savior for yourself
If you’re feeling stirred… but not angry.
If you’re sensing there’s more… but you don’t want noise.
If you want to walk with Christ—not argue about Him—
Those videos might serve you.
You don’t need to binge them.
You don’t need to agree with everything.
Just walk.
Start at Video 1, and take them in order when you feel like it. Some people watch one a day. Some sit with one for a week. There’s no right pace.
This isn’t a course.
It’s a companionship.
And if it helps you draw closer to Jesus—even a little—then it’s done its job.
That’s all I ever hoped for.
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