I was reading in 3 Nephi 18 this today. I picked up the scriptures that were laying on the table during lunch and instead of just opening up to any chapter, I picked this one bc I remembered it talked about the Sacrament's bread and water.
In verse 12 it gives us a promise if we remember to partake of the Sacrament every week:
And I give unto you a commandment that ye shall do these things. And if ye shall always do these things blessed are ye, for ye are built upon my rock.
Every once in a while you wonder if you are on the correct path and doing the things that the Lord would have you do, if your will is aligned with His. Reading this, it reminds me that I am doing what He would want of me. And that I am built upon His rock as I remember Him every week when I partake of the Sacrament. What further gives me comfort is what the verse 13 states next:
But whoso among you shall do more or less than these are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell are ready open to receive them.
I love that he says to not do MORE OR LESS THAN THESE. We want to do everything that He asks of us. I think what this scripture is trying to tell us is that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is simple. He gives commandments, we follow them, and then we are blessed for doing them. We don't need to run faster than we have strength for.
Perfection will always be out of our reach, but all He asks of us is to try. Try to follow His commandments and when we fail in one or the other, pick ourselves up, brush the dirt off and continue on our journey towards perfection.
