We Cannot Fall

Helaman 5:12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

I wonder how true that last part is, that if we build our foundation on "the rock of our Redeemer," we "cannot fall." It seems to me that there were some people who relied on God and built their foundation on faith in Him who have nonetheless "fallen" in certain ways. God allows us to experience setbacks, and even some failures, because those things help build character. The good news is that if we rely on God enough, He won't let us fall too far or in the wrong ways. And, no matter what happens, we can't fall out of reach of the Atonement.

We can and will fall some distances in some ways, but we can take comfort in knowing that, if we build our foundation on Him, we won't let us fall too far.