A few lyrics came to mind tonight,

I can only imagine when that day comes
When I find myself standing in the Son
I can only imagine when all I would do is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Surrounded by Your glory
What will my heart feel
Will I dance for You, Jesus
Or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence
Or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah
Will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine hey ya ah

(I can only Imagine) 

We can brave through those emotions too
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you
Oh, truth, I guess truth is what you believe in
And faith, I think faith is helping to reason
No, no, no, love, if your wings are broken
Borrow mine so yours can open too
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you

(Stand By You)

These are two of my favorite songs. 

As Easter is coming we remember the death, but more importantly the life of the Savior.  One day we will be at his feet, and how will we feel? Will we be filled with fear and sorrow, or will we feel worthy to be in his presence.  He knows that we have erred many times before, but have we worked to overcome it and repent? 

I know that my savior lives, and I know that He will save us from everything.  I know that He stands by us, and helps us along the way.  I can only imagine being in His presence.  I can only imagine, being speechless, crying, and kissing his feet.  As we stand by him, we will feel in awe and we will fall to our knees, but we must prepare for that day.  We don't want to feel guilty or scared.  I know that repentance can get us there.   No unclean thing can be in the presence of God.   

Today at church we learned about a change of heart.  How it is necessary to learn and grow and become a righteous child of God. 

What helps us have a change of heart? Is it a desire in our hearts? The love of those around us? simply our time in life? or that we have hit rock bottom and we finally see we want a difference?

Regarding hitting rock bottom, I read a quote not to long ago, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn." We won't always have the best day, or the time of our lives.  If we hit rock bottom, we can learn and remember that Christ is our rock. 

Helaman 5:12 " And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall."

When we face those mighty winds, they could push us so far down that we remember Christ and we desire to change our hearts.  With a changed heart we are more loyal disciples of Christ, and we strengthen our testimonies in Jesus Christ. 

Another quote is hung on my wall, "Darling, a beautiful thing is never perfect." While there may be many things in our lives which we wish to complain about, but if we turn our hearts towards Christ, we can face everything.  We won't fall into past temptations.  We will remember that He died for us, and that the Atonement is real in our lives.  Christ is living, and He wants us to truly follow Him.  We must change our hearts though.  We must have a pure heart and a contrite spirit.  We must be humbled enough to realize that we have to change.  It is hard, it will be painful, but with prayer we can do it.

It's a long road ahead without Him.

A quote by Elder Holland came up on my dash today, "God is eagerly waiting for a chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as he always has.  But He can't if you don't pray, and He can't if you don't dream.  In short, He can't if you don't believe."

I love this idea about praying.  It is dependent on us.  And dreaming is as important as praying, we must also pursue our dreams! We must put in our work too if we want to find those answers in prayers. 

"Do not despair.  Do not give up.  Look for the sunlight through the clouds.  Opportunities will eventually open up to you." -- President Hinckley.

Dream.  Pray.  Believe.  That is what it takes, but I also believe in acting.  Final step to get those blessings that God has promised us, they don't just fall down from the sky, we have to catch them.