Coming unto Jesus: By Accessing His Infinite and Eternal Atonement

Have you ever felt like you just want to be better, do more good, or change something about yourself? I know I have and do all the time, constantly trying to improve myself and becoming more like Jesus Christ. A scripture that has really has meant a lot to me lately is 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 I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

With the new year and setting goals, I've thought about how I can come closer to my Savior this year. What keeps coming to my mind is Jesus Christ's Atonement. The Atonement consists of Jesus Christ's suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane, dieing on the cross in Calvary of Golgotha, and his resurrection three days later. Because of that, he overcame physical and spiritual death for each one of us. He over came physical death by being resurrected, which we call the redeeming power of the atonement. It allows us to repent and be forgiven of our sins. 2 Nephi 9:5-9 in the Book of Mormon talks about Jesus Christ overcoming the fall of death and the infinite and eternal atonement Christ suffered.  The enabling power of the atonement gives us strength, comfort, peace, understanding, endurance, determination when we are going through the hard times. It's what we can use each day of our lives to become more like our Savior Jesus Christ.

I know for me, I want to do everything I can to know my Savior better, to develop that relationship with him. I've used his atonement in so many different ways, to help me feel happy, to get peace during troubled times, to be forgiven of my mistakes, to have the strength to physically push forward, to heal from abuse, to be able to forgive, to love others. Without my Savior I don't know where I would be. I'm so grateful that he loved me and ya'll SOO much that he suffered every pain, affliction, worry, heartache, temptation, sickness, and death so that he can succor his people, that's us! He did that all for us. 

Today I realized that I have used the atonement to bring me peace and all those other emotions, but I've never left my burden at the Lord's feet and given it to him. Part of me has continued to hold onto the hurt, for whatever reason it is, I don't know. But, today as I felt the spirit a scripture came to mind. 3 Nephi 9:13 "....will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?" Jesus Christ is asking can I heal you? That is such an amazing thing. He wants to heal us, he wants us to be happy. Are you allowing him into your life?

Is the life you're living worth Christ dying?