My Grandma shared with me something that I needed to hear. She said, "We tend to think that ME + MORE = CHRISTLIKE. We believe that it is up to us to change and if we work hard enough, do more, be more, we could actually be more Christlike." I think that this is something that can really bring you down. We need to understand that we don't have to be something that we are not to be more Christlike. What we have to do is make space for Christ in our lives. I think that having faith is trusting in Christ enough to take things out of your own hands and turning it over to Christ. Christ has the power to change us and do anything He wants through us. We just have to trust Him enough.

There is a scripture in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that says, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able." I believe that this is true but I think that there is a caveat. There is no temptation that we cannot handle without Christ. If we try our very hardest to overcome every temptation we will still fall short. We need Christ to help us.

Overall, being like Christ is not just trying harder. It is taking a step back and trusting Christ. Believe in yourself and in Christ. Christ will change you and help you accomplish things that you never could think possible. I think that we all want to improve and be better than we are now. However, just trying harder doesn't always work. We need to be patient and trust in Christ to move you there.