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The Continuous Atonement

I was hating myself over the weekend...
Just when I thought I had moved past old mistakes, they came back. I messed up again...

Why Does that seem to happen to me every time I decide "NOW I am never going to do that again!!" ?
I feel like I am always coming up short...I didn't want to talk to my Father in Heaven about it because I was embarrassed and ashamed that I had failed Him once again.

Again, God stepped in and gave me the Miracle I needed.

I went to Women's Night at Deseret Book and I won a free book from a raffle!!! The Book is called The Continuous Atonement-For Teens  by Brad Wilcox. 

 If you have not read it PLEASE! Go buy this book, it is very worth it. His main focus is on helping the reader understand that you are going to make mistakes. It is part of life. This is WHY Christ gave us the Atonement. Even though we are not perfect, God loves us PERFECTLY, and as long as we have a desire to be perfect and do our best, he accepts that.

Here is a thought, "Our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ grieve if we choose not to take advantage of the sacred Atonement in our lives." I used to feel really bad about myself when I had to use the Atonement because I had messed up....but that is why it is here for each of u, to USE!!

Yes, Sin is wrong. But! "God, who cannot look on sin with the least degree of allowance, can LOVINGLY look on repentant sinners with a great deal of allowance and patience."

God knows we are going to make mistakes, of course we will! It is just like a Father watching his child grow up from a baby to an adult. It takes time and patience and a lot of love. Sometimes the child will make mistakes.

Please, Don't give up. When you make a mistake, no matter how big or small, Your Savior is there, your Father in Heaven is there, waiting for you to ask for help. They love you! i know that it can be discouraging trying so hard to do your best and falling short...but Satan is the one who wants you to feel that way. He WANTS you to feel like you are a lost cause. But with God, you are never a lost cause :) What a great feeling to know that!!! Love yourself anyways! Even when you make mistakes, because it will make it easier to grow stronger and become better; keep loving yourself and pray and plead for help and guidance! 

"So if at first you don't succeed--if at second, third, or fourth you don't succeed--don't find excuses. Find the Savior and the blessings of his continuous Atonement"

HE loves YOU!! Keep pushing forward, because Christ is helping you all along the way, even when you don't feel it. He will never leave your side <3 

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