I have been thinking about prayer and revelation. These two gifts seem to be the most important means of communication to and from God. Without learning how to listen and to speak to our Heavenly Father, we cannot return to His presence; the road is too long and too rough. At times, even with these gifts, God’s messages may seem incomprehensible and possibly absent. The quest for clear communication becomes a lifelong endeavor.
To what can we compare prayer and revelation? How can we describe the language of God and the whisperings of the Spirit?
I thought it was like a Short Message Service [SMS]. Maybe this is a BFO [Blinding Flash of the Obvious!].
Our Father in Heaven speaks to our minds with a “still small voice” (Helaman5:30). With SMS it is a small sound “Beep”. We feel the Spirit in our hearts. It would be nice if we got a stronger vibration to better get our attention. Lastly, we can read the small print or abbreviations if we know the right code.
The messages that we receive from our Heavenly Father are of warning, knowledge, peace, comfort, faith, hope, and charity. The list could go on forever. These messages are never profane, crude, degrading or insignificant. Messages from God are constant, comforting and transmitted continuously.
It is our choice to communicate to Him. We receive transmission according to the payments we are willing to make. For the cell phone we pay a monthly fee, but with the Lord we pay by:
1. Asking
2. Being Reverent
3. Being Humble
4. Keeping the Commandments
5. Partaking of the Sacrament Worthily
6. Studying the Scripture Daily
7. Pondering the Message
8. Studying Options and Making Decisions
9. Patiently Waiting
(True To The Faith, 2004)
When we feel that the price is too high we may unplug, turn off, or decrease the band width. We choose to reply or not. The choice is all ours.
What kind of messages have you sent?
What kind of messages do you want to receive?
I’m sure that there are messages that Our Heavenly Father has received from us like:
RTS [Return To Sender]
NT INB ICDM [No Thanks, I Know Better and Can Do It Myself]
YR [Yea, Right]
GR [Gotta Run]
JAS [Just A Second]
And maybe, WIIFM [What’s In It For Me]
HELP
SOS
911
TIWFM [This Isn’t Working For Me!] Sister Riddle
LMAD [Let’s Make A Deal] Sister Riddle
IDK [I Don’t Know]
JW [Just Wondering]
CU [Can’t Understand]
IB [I’m Back]
TTUL [Talk To You Later]
POTS [Parents Over The Shoulder]
LY [Love Ya]
LMTCB [Left Message To Call Back]
What kind of messages do you want to receive?
Y [Yes]
STOP
WAIT
GO
RmbaYaMne [Remember Your Mine]
LMTCB [Left Message To Call Back]
M$ULKeCraZ [Miss You Like Crazy]
JTLUK [Just to Let You Know]
HITAKS [Hang In There and keep smiling]
HTH [Hope That Helps]
SPST [Same Place Same Time]
YAACOG [You Are A Child Of GOD]
ILVU [I Love You]
The SMS through the Holy Ghost is such a blessing in this life. It is crucial for our survival and happiness. It is the means to achieve the ultimate goal. Our goal is not only to hear the voice of the Lord, to feel the whisperings of the Spirit, to see the written word, but to walk and talk face to face with God!
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