keeping Christ at the center

These past two and a half months since Sarah Kay was diagnosed with cancer have been life changing. 

There have been really good days filled with love and support and laughter. There have been long hard days filled with grief, worry and concern. But overall there has been a beautiful feeling of comfort that envelopes me at the end of every day. 

No matter how much stress overwhelms me during daily trials, there is always a peaceful comfort that comes after I pray at night (it's also totally comforting to get lots of hugs)

I feel confident in the Lord and trust in His plan. Even though this plan is so hard and sad and unexpected, it is here and we are in the midst of it all! I can't survive even one day without praying and asking for Heavenly Father's help. I am learning the importance of keeping Christ as the center of my life. 

In President Thomas S. Monson's talk, Ponder the path of thy feet, he says, 

"As we strive to place Christ at the center of our lives by learning His words, by following His teachings, and by walking in His path, He has promised to share with us the eternal life that He died to gain. There is no higher end than this, that we should choose to accept His discipline and become His disciples and do His work throughout our lives. Nothing else, no other choice we make, can make of us what He can."

That last line hit me so hard (in a good way)

"Nothing else, no other choice we make, can make of us what He can."

This is so comforting to me. Life can get crazy, really really crazy, but God knows ALL and we just gotta trust in Him.