Life is hard

"Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch. Each of us can be true for just one day--and then one more and then one more after that--until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

—Thomas S. Monson, 

I recently got kind of sick, again. And it was difficult. We were busy we didn't have time for me to go crawl into my bed and wait for things to get better. So I tried this life by the inch idea. I would get out of something and I would think ok all I have to do is make it to the car. All I have to do is back up without running over sister Clark. All I have to.......until the day was done and I could sink into exhaustion. Then the next morning I would be saying my prayers and ask Heavenly Father to give me the strength to go through it all again. And he did, it might have been moment to moment; but it happened. It was a humbling reminder that I cannot always handle life alone, that is why the atonement was performed so we wouldnt be alone.

There is a scripture in Matthew 11:28-30: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me....for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Life is hard but if we can do our part and ask Heavenly Father for help it will come. 

We may not start in what we think is the ideal place but it doesnt matter; as long as we start that is what matters. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I know that he has and will help us to return to him one step at a time. He already knows what we need all we have to do is start to ask him and he is sending help along the way. 

So I have a challenge for you are you ready? It goes along with Alma 32, experiment on the word. Wherever you are at in life try to choose one thing that you would like to be better at in regards to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Ask him for help and move forward in faith. See what happens!