“You did that all by yourself?! That’s amazing!”
“How do you do that all alone? You are superwoman!”
We praise people for doing things all on their own, from toddlers to busy moms to leaders and everyone in between.
Of course, basic independence is great.
But we aren’t supposed to do it all alone.
We aren’t here on earth to glorify ourselves.
We are here to glorify Him.
“No matter how capable, educated, brilliant, or strong we are, we cannot cleanse ourselves from our sins, change our bodies to an immortal state, or exalt ourselves. It is only possible through the Savior Jesus Christ and His infinite Atonement.” —Elder Paul V. Johnson
Being educated, brilliant, and strong are great qualities.
But they aren’t the ultimate goal.
Jeremiah, in his weakness, cried:
“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved”. (Jeremiah 17:14)
We can’t heal ourselves.
We can’t save ourselves.
We can’t perfect ourselves.
We need Jesus.
We need His atoning sacrifice and we need covenants with Him.
We need His Spirit and we need His grace and mercy.
And I think we need to help each other a bit more in the process, too.
Life isn’t meant to be “figured out” alone.
Life is meant to turn us to Jesus time and time again.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
