The Atonement

I was asked recently how to use the atonement, specifically, How to use the atonement to find relief from trials, and here's the answer I gave. :) Quite chuffed that I can now write this:  

How can we use the Atonement to receive help in our trials? I am mastering this still, but can certainly give you some pointers. 
1. What is the purpose of trials? What is the purpose of exercise? To tear muscles and let them grow stronger. So it is in life. Patience is never given, it is exercised. 
2. What is the purpose of the Atonement? What is its function? In the Atonement, Christ suffered all. Due to this action, he perfectly understands our lives. This is what gives us the light of Christ. As we prayerfully and humbly submit our will to His we are led to take the most Christlike path. Following the promptings of the spirit increases the light of Christ in us, and makes it easier for us to recognise and follow promptings. 
3. Here is my suggestion. If you don't already have a journal where you keep all your revelations, get one. Kneel down with pencil in hand and pray. Ask what you need to do, and write down the thoughts, images, and words that come to mind. You will be led. You will be guided. Read Alma 7:11-13 with the intent of understanding the Atonement better. As he experienced all of our lives, he knows how to best deal with our trials. He knows how we are to grow from them. Trust in Him, and he will deliver you eventually, but as a weight lifter needs a heavy weight to gain muscle, so do we require a load to grow. 
4. It is my personal conviction, knowledge, testimony, that as we rely on the Saviour, we will be led for good. Our paths will be put in the way our Father would have them go. We can feel the influence of the spirit always in all things. Don't worry if you don't understand what's going on. You can know what God would have you do if you pray. 
5. Trust in the Lord and in His timing. Know that deliverance will rarely be immediate. 

Hmm. Upon reflecting on your original question, I realized I'm answering a slightly different question. How can you use the part of the Atonement that helps give us relief in our trials? I suppose the answer to that is the question above. The way we are to get relief in our trials is to rely on the lord. Ask him what we are to do, then follow that instruction. Your footstepswill be led, as you prayerfully and humbly submit your will to his. 

Hope you get something out of this. :) Cheers!  

– Elder William Kevin Black