Way to Be

   In 3 Nephi 12: 48 Christ states what His goal for us is "I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect." Fortunately for us He gives us the steps we must follow to reach perfection which we find in the sermon on the mount or the beatitudes. These teaching were truly opened up to me this week as we studied these steps which Christ teaches.  For me, I feel like I'm at different levels with each one. But, ultimately to continue up on the path of perfection I need to take each step at a time. So, I will only focus on one that I feel is a weakness for me in particular.

   Christ says: "blesses are the meek[.]" (3 Nephi 12: 5) The opposite of meekness is pride, and oftentimes I feel as if I am too prideful to receive God's guidance. I want to be the master of my own fate and make my own choices. However, in order to be truly meek I must submit my will to Gods by doing what He would have me. Whats more is that He understands and can see things that I cannot. Part of meekness is submitting to God's will which is exactly what Christ did by fulfilling the atonement. Christ never doubted God's plan He never tried to change it He never deviated from the path to try something different. Christ was truly meek in all aspects of His life. I know that as we follow Christs perfect example we too can come closer to being more like Him and like Heavenly Father.