I live a very comfortable life. I attend an awesome institution of higher learning, I have a roof over my head and plenty to eat, and most importantly I have a wife and son who love me and make life meaningful. In all of these things, I see the hand of God. He's behind all the blessings in my life, and I can't claim what I have as my own. Of course, there are some hard things in my life, too. And God is in those things. His hand is in all parts of my life, and sometimes I don't understand what's going on. But I trust him, and I know he has my salvation as his primary goal. One thing I do know is that, if I let Him, God always pushes me into situations that teach me about my dependence on Christ, and that allow him to change me. Both my successes and my failures are sharp reminders of how I depend on Him - my failures because I see how weak I am, and my successes because it's so clear that they only come about because of blessings God gives me. Even the motivation to do good things - the desire to do right - is fueled by Him. I can trace back my good attributes - all of my good attributes - to the influence of God, usually through the Holy Ghost. So I'm happy about what I've done, especially because I know who enabled me to do it.
Christ lives, and loves me.
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