As of lately I’ve been depressed for no reason. I look at my life and I have everything–a great guy, a job, and I’m enjoying school. I’ve been pondering why I would feel depressed, and why I would also feel happy.

This morning, I was trying to write down what I should do to fully enjoy life. This is what I wrote.

I am my best self/I walk where the Lord wills/I fill my soul with loving-kindness/I seize every moment now/I live in beauty

It was nice, but I also felt like it really wasn’t what I was look for. After I wrote it, I started my scripture study and realized where I went wrong. Christ was not there.

No matter how hard I try, no matter how much I do, I cannot be perfect. I will fail at everything I do. The purpose of life is not how much we accomplish, how good we are at things, how we spend our time, the people we meet, or anything you can quantify. Anything  you can quantify will not measure up to what you could have done. We are all imperfect

Except for Christ. He did all He could do. And because of who He was, through Him we are able to be saved, and everything that didn’t measure up is brought up through His atonement. If I am to do one thing while I live, it is to know Christ, for it is only through Him that life has any purpose.

Life is not about anything quantitative, but it is about learning, growing and living in Christ. I rewrote what I need to do in life.

I am filled with faith in Christ/I repent daily of my sins/I remember and keep my covenants/I seek and follow the Holy Ghost/I will continue always, following the example of Christ