Christ is the one who cleanses us. He is the one who "molds us and makes us after his will" and "fits us for heaven to live with him there."
Just how then do we submit ourselves to Christ and let him do that? It sometimes seems like a less-than-concrete thing, especially since we can't see Christ. But I think it all starts with humility. It starts with telling him that we want to change. It starts be asking him to show us our weaknesses. It starts by listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. He will help us know what we need to change.
What helps me is telling Heavenly Father my desires, thanking him for the gift of his son, and then trying each day. Telling him that I'm trying. Expressing why I'm wrestling with the struggles I'm having, and just continually telling him I want to improve. Asking for Christ to be there and take on my burdens. To give me strength against temptations.
Ultimately, Christ wants our heart. He wants to know that we want to change, even when we don't always do it, or we struggle with the same thing. He knows our heart, and he knows we are mortal beings who will continually fail. He can sanctify us. I don't know how, and I often don't see it happening as quickly as I'd like, but I believe that it's a process I will understand some day, and that I'll comprehend it more and more as it continues to happen for me.
Just how then do we submit ourselves to Christ and let him do that? It sometimes seems like a less-than-concrete thing, especially since we can't see Christ. But I think it all starts with humility. It starts with telling him that we want to change. It starts be asking him to show us our weaknesses. It starts by listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. He will help us know what we need to change.
What helps me is telling Heavenly Father my desires, thanking him for the gift of his son, and then trying each day. Telling him that I'm trying. Expressing why I'm wrestling with the struggles I'm having, and just continually telling him I want to improve. Asking for Christ to be there and take on my burdens. To give me strength against temptations.
Ultimately, Christ wants our heart. He wants to know that we want to change, even when we don't always do it, or we struggle with the same thing. He knows our heart, and he knows we are mortal beings who will continually fail. He can sanctify us. I don't know how, and I often don't see it happening as quickly as I'd like, but I believe that it's a process I will understand some day, and that I'll comprehend it more and more as it continues to happen for me.
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