lately i've been feeling like i keep messing up. i don't live up to my divine potential, and sometimes i straight up fail at doing what i should. i know we all make mistakes, but that doesn't stop me from being hard on myself when i do.
today i had the opportunity to bear my testimony in sacrament meeting. i randomly thought of matthew 5:48-
"be ye therefore perfect,
today i had the opportunity to bear my testimony in sacrament meeting. i randomly thought of matthew 5:48-
"be ye therefore perfect,
even as your father in heaven is perfect."
being perfect is a tall order, one i fall short of constantly.
but i know the savior wouldn't give us a commandment we couldn't live up to.
no, we will not attain perfection in this life. but if our ultimate goal wasn't perfection, what would we strive for? i am grateful that i will always have something to work on. i am grateful that no matter how good i become in one aspect of my life, there are a hundred other things i can work on next. yeah, it's kinda exhausting sometimes. intimidating, too. but i'm grateful that so much is expected of me, because when someone expects a lot of me, it gives me a reason to keep trying!
i love the gospel of jesus christ. i know that jesus christ died for the sins of the world. i know that through the cleansing power of the atonement, we can all return to live with him someday. the book of mormon teaches that "we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do" (2 nephi 25:23). we could never make it to heaven on our own. contrary to popular belief, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints does not teach that as doctrine. we know that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of god" (romans 3:23). THANKFULLY, heavenly father loves us very much and he provided the atonement so we can live with him again. we need to do the best we can: keep the commandments and endure to the end, and the atonement will take care of the rest. :)
being perfect is a tall order, one i fall short of constantly.
but i know the savior wouldn't give us a commandment we couldn't live up to.
no, we will not attain perfection in this life. but if our ultimate goal wasn't perfection, what would we strive for? i am grateful that i will always have something to work on. i am grateful that no matter how good i become in one aspect of my life, there are a hundred other things i can work on next. yeah, it's kinda exhausting sometimes. intimidating, too. but i'm grateful that so much is expected of me, because when someone expects a lot of me, it gives me a reason to keep trying!
i love the gospel of jesus christ. i know that jesus christ died for the sins of the world. i know that through the cleansing power of the atonement, we can all return to live with him someday. the book of mormon teaches that "we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do" (2 nephi 25:23). we could never make it to heaven on our own. contrary to popular belief, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints does not teach that as doctrine. we know that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of god" (romans 3:23). THANKFULLY, heavenly father loves us very much and he provided the atonement so we can live with him again. we need to do the best we can: keep the commandments and endure to the end, and the atonement will take care of the rest. :)
all this is a result of me feeling down on myself for making mistakes. look how the spirit and the scriptures can turn a negative outlook into a positive one! i love the church. i am so grateful to be a member of the lord's kingdom on earth, what a blessing it is in my life! :)
