"Mighty Change of Heart"

My favorite doctrine to learn about is the "mighty change" that can come to an individual who submits his will to God. No one falls outside the reach of the atonement no matter how far they have fallen, no one is without hope. Not only should the Atonement change how we view ourselves, but it also should change our view of others (BD Repentance). We are all subject to the fall of Adam, and because of that we all suffer one way or another from the consequences of a fallen world. Some suffer from depression, addictions, metal illness and so on. But many of other lifs problems come becouse of choices we make, but the good news is the lord has provide a way for us to have our natures changed through the Atonement. When we fall short, which we all do so often. We should never beat ourselves up, rather we should have hope in Christ through the atonement, knowing that the Atonment is there to remove the natural man from us.

As we move forward trying our hardest to submit to his will, we can become discouraged becouse we may percive a lack of progress in our life. Another thing we must understand is that his changing power will comes "in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will (D&C 88:68)."

The sooner we understand we do not have the power to overcome the natural man on our own, the sooner we will have hope in Christ and peace in our lives, even though we may fall short. A quick word about this mighty change and how we should view others, we should never look at someone and say they are without hope. Tomake that kind of judgement makes light of the power of the Atonement, the savior says he is "mighty to save." let us take him at his word and allow him to do his work (Moses 1:39). he was been doing it for a long time.

One of my favorite talks is from President Benson give in the October 1985 General Conference tittled, "Born of God." i have put some quotes from that talk below, pay attention to the adjectives that are used when it comes to having our natures changed.

“No man,” said President David O. McKay, “can sincerely resolve to apply in his daily life the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without sensing a change in his own nature. The phrase ‘born again’ has a deeper significance than many people attach to it. This changed feeling may be indescribable, but it is real.” (In Conference Report, Apr. 1962, p. 7.)

"Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course!... Our Lord told Nicodemus that “except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3.) Of these words President Kimball said, “This is the simple total answer to the weightiest of all questions. … To gain eternal life there must be a rebirth, a transformation.” (In Conference Report, Apr. 1958, p. 14.)"

President McKay said "that Christ called for “an entire revolution” of Nicodemus’s “inner man.” “His manner of thinking, feeling, and acting with reference to spiritual things would have to undergo a fundamental and permanent change.” (In Conference Report, Apr. 1960, p. 26.)

"Human nature can be changed, here and now,” said President McKay, and then he quoted the following:“ ‘You can change human nature. No man who has felt in him the Spirit of Christ even for half a minute can deny this truth. …"

"You do change human nature, your own human nature, if you surrender it to Christ. Human nature can be changed here and now. Human nature has been changed in the past. Human nature must be changed...(Quoting Beverly Nichols, in Stepping Stones to an Abundant Life, comp. Llewelyn R. McKay, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1971, pp. 23, 127.)

"Finally, men captained by Christ will be consumed in Christ. To paraphrase President Harold B. Lee, they set fire in others because they are on fire. (Stand Ye in Holy Places, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1974, p. 192.)

Did you notice the words, transformation, Revolution, rebirth, and changed. This should be great news to all of us. the natural man is the root cause to all of our problems. we need our very natures to be changed, and that change comes only as we are "consumed in Christ, and "surrender to Christ," one point you can ponder is, what does it mean to be consumed in Christ? here are a few Scriptures that can give you some ideas. 2 Nephi 25:26, 2 Nephi 32:3, Alma 37:36, D&C 6:36, Enos 1:3, Moses 5:8.