Spiritual Capacity - Michelle Craig

President Russell M. Nelson has extended a simple, powerful invitation: “My beloved brothers and sisters, I plead with you to increase your spiritual capacity to receive revelation. … Choose to do the spiritual work required to enjoy the gift of the Holy Ghost and hear the voice of the Spirit more frequently and more clearly.”

1. Be Intentional about Creating Time and Space to Hear God’s Voice

• Pick a time and place, and listen for God’s voice every day. And keep this sacred appointment with exactness, for so very much depends on it!

2. Act without Delay

•  When you receive promptings... act with intention... The more you act, the more familiar the voice of the Spirit becomes. You will increasingly recognize God’s guidance...

3. Get Your Errand from the Lord

•  The prayer Heavenly Father seems eager to answer is our plea to be led to someone who needs our help...seek revelation by asking God who we can help for Him.

  (He may ask you to "break the Sabbath" to find a lost sheep. Love is higher than the law. The law does not exalt us...love does. That does not mean you do not believe the law or preach the law or obey the law otherwise, it just means that you are obeying God still - even if He asks you to set down another law for a moment. You are still following Him and His prophet when you obey in this way.) 

  • "Do we miss or dismiss personal errands from the Lord because He has prepared “a way” different from the one we expect?

    My grandpa was led to an unusual place—in a suit, on a rooftop, on a Sunday. Trust God to lead you, even if that way looks different than you expected or is different from others."
    
    

4. Believe and Trust

• “And Aaron said unto the king: Behold, the Spirit of the Lord has called him another way.” 

  (This comforts me when I do not receive the prompting to help someone. I trust the Lord has called me "another way". It also comforts when I am tempted to be hurt because someone doesn't come to my aid. Perhaps the Lord as called them "another way".)

• No matter who you are or what you’re dealing with, you are invited to the Lord’s table.¹³ 

   

  The Church’s new program for children and youth is built on the foundation of learning to seek revelation, discovering what the Lord would have us do, and then acting on that direction. Each one of us, regardless of age or circumstance, can strive to seek, receive, and act. As you follow this eternal pattern ordained for our day, you will draw nearer to Jesus Christ—His love, His light, His direction, His peace, and His healing and enabling power. And you will increase your spiritual capacity to become an everyday instrument of His hands in accomplishing His great work.