YOU CAN CHANGE! Change is one of the most wonderful things in the world. That is one of the greatest gifts that God has given us: the ability to change. Think about it. No matter who you are, no matter what you have done. You can change! That is just Awesome! I think that ability to change is one of the greatest things that has brought happiness into my life. Yes we make mistakes. I sure have made a lot of them, but guess what, we all can change. If you did something wrong, you can do better the next day. If you made a mistake, you can change and try to fix it. You can even change the color of your hair if you want. Change is Amazing! But the change that I would like to talk about today is the changing of our hearts. It is coming unto Christ and being made into a new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17). This change is needed because we all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God (Romans 3:23). When we sin, it dirties our soul. God's house, and his kingdom is pure, and so when we are filthy, we cannot enter into God's kingdom (1 Nephi 10:21). But the wonderful thing is that we can change! We can be clean again! We can be pure! We can return to live with God again! (Isaiah 1:18, 3 Nephi 27:19) This can be done through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Moroni 10:32). Christ's grace is sufficient for us, to change us from a natural man to the saint that our loving father in heaven wants us to be (Mosiah 3:19). Isn't it just incredible!
I have experienced a lot of change in my life, especially since I have been serving a mission for my Lord and Savior. Sometimes that change is unexpected, and sometimes I don't always like or appreciate the change, but it is always needed. The Lord changes me into the man he needs me to be, whether I like it or not. But I do Love the change. One of my favorite scriptures on this topic says "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." (1 Cor. 13:11). This is one of the mighty changes that we should all experience in life. Before my mission, I could act pretty childish at times, but now I am a representative of Jesus Christ, and I must act as such. Christ has given me the ability to make this change, and I absolutely love it. I am not the same person that I was a little over a year ago. I have changed and I have become better, but the even greater thing is that I am still me. Christ wants us to be our selves, but he wants us to be our best selves, and he gives us the ability to do so. As I have experienced this change in myself, I have truly learned much about who Jesus Christ wants me to be. He wants me to know him and be as he is, for this is life eternal (John 17:3). That is what I am always striving to do better at each day, to be a more Christ like Christian.
An important part to that is repenting, and changing from our old sinful ways. We all make mistakes, but through the blood of Jesus Christ, we can be forgiven. Just as the prodigal son was able to return to his father, we can return to live with our father in heaven again, if we repent and come unto Christ. You are not so far lost that the healing hands of Jesus Christ cannot reach you. You can change and you can become better. Your father in heaven trusts in you, and he is watching diligently. He will run out to meet us when we are willing to come back. None are denied the mercies of Jesus Christ. He is pleading for you to make the change. Repentance is not a punishment, but it is a relief. It makes us free. God loves you so much. He wants to see you happy so very badly. He will always be there with open arms when we are ready and willing to come back. His love for you will never change. I hope each one of you knows that you are still loved no matter what mistakes you have made in your life. We all can Change! You can be that Change! Now go out and do it TODAY!!!
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