Faith in Miracles

Well,

I have been working really hard on my Personal Progress. I felt like I was slacking, so I have tried really hard lately to put all of my heart into it. I have actually gotten quite a bit done too. I am almost ready to start working on my ten hour project for Faith, although I still have no clue what I'm going to do. Faith is a hard one for me sometimes. It's not that I don't have faith in this gospel, or in the Lord. Sometimes, I just lack faith in myself. As I have worked through this value, I have realized something. I have come a LONG way. I went from being completely inactive and on the verge of atheism to being sealed in the temple to the most amazing man in the world. I used to read my patriarchal blessing and think... Man.. I've really missed out on a lot of blessings because of my mistakes. But recently, I have realized that I am right where the Lord meant for me to be. I always thought that maybe because I had messed up, I wouldn't be able to become the woman my blessing describes, one who is a flowing well of knowledge who's friends desire to become like her because of the spirit of Christ that eminates from her soul. I realized a couple weeks ago that I am becoming that woman because I inspired a good friend of mine to come back to church. After that experience, I went home and read my blessing again and realized that just because I haven't done everything that my blessing says doesn't mean that I am not on the right track to do so. I realized that I am only 21 years old and our Savior knows that we won't acomplish our entire life's mission in such a short time. I have the rest of my life to become the woman in my blessing, and I plan on doing so. To me, that is nothing short of a miracle. Because Christ died for us, we are able to still fulfill our missions even when we do really stupid things. I am so incredibly grateful that I was able to meet Laura and find out about this group. Personal Progress is exactly what I needed to help me get on the path to becoming the woman that our Lord expects me to be. Think about that... Our blessings are not JUST promises for blessings that we will recieve. They are expectations. The Lord believes in us and expects us to be like him. It's not just a hope that he has, or a strong desire. He knows us and loves us and expects us to become like him. He knows we can do this if we just trust in him and lean on him when we are not strong enough to avoid temptation. I know this is true, and I know that by not just doing personal progress, but LIVING personal progress, we can and WILL become like him. Now THAT is a miracle.