Which of the Savior’s teachings have influenced you?

The word succor is used often in the scriptures to describe Christ's care for and attention to us. It means literally "to run to." What a magnificent way to describe the Savior's urgent effort in our behalf. He not only asks us to come unto Him and to follow Him, but He is “running” to help us. Wow, isn’t comforting to think, in fact to know that when we are at our lowest point, when we most need His help that He not only is there to help us, but He will run to help us. I love picturing this in my mind, that like a loving parent His arms are wide open to receive us, just like a mother would do if her child came running to her in pain or because she was scared. Jesus has a forgiving nature. It is who He is. I had no doubt that Jesus suffered for my sins. I had no doubt He came into the world to save the world, but somehow I let Satan whisper to me, that all of that might be true, but it’s different for me. I let that evil voice tell me “He can’t feel that way about you, look at where you came from and look at what you have done”. I had long ago turned away from those sins, and yet, I still let it haunt me. I now realize how unnecessary that was. I realize now how wonderful it is to know I can turn to the Lord and let Him comfort me. Sometimes forgiving ourselves is the hardest part, but we have to; otherwise we are in essence denying the power of our Redeemer. Instead of listening to the voice of the Good Shepherd we are listening to the voice of Satan who will try and convince you that you aren’t good enough, that your guilt can’t be removed and thus you can never be completely healed. That’s what Satan wants, he wants you to believe that Jesus did atone for the sins of the world, but that somehow, you are the one exception and His sacrifice doesn’t apply to you. Nothing could be further from the truth, His atonement does apply to you and every other person who lived on this earth or who will ever live on this earth. If you have properly repented, then let the Savior complete the healing process for you. Stop beating yourselves up and know that you are redeemed by the blood of Christ. Partake of the gift of the atonement and turn to the one “with healing on His wings”.