Sunday, May 17, 2009

Ask and ye shall receive

Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Yesterday, I went to the temple. The temple is the house of the Lord where faithful members of the church (at a mature age) can come worship. As I was sitting in the temple I was hoping to feel the Holy Ghost give me some kind of prompting or inspiration. But nothing was happening. I kept praying that the spirit would come to me and I was just about at the end of the session and I still couldn't feel anything. I was getting frustrated and not understanding why it wasn't coming. Then all of a sudden I felt the Holy Ghost come to me. I felt warm and peaceful inside. It was such a wonderful feeling. A feeling that can only happen when you are learning truth or experiencing the tender mercies of the Lord. There wasn't any kind of specific prompting or inspiration that came with this sweet whispering of the Holy Ghost. It was simply a loving comfort. I learned that Heavenly Father DOES hear the pleadings of our hearts and answer our prayer. Also, that the Holy Ghost is truly the comforter and I am grateful for that gift.

1 comment:

Mary said...

hey heather,

this entry popped into my mind while i was listening to the new byu speeches podcast today. it is michael jensen and his talk is entitled "our life-changing partnership with the spirit." i think you would really like it if you haven't already checked it out, it really addresses the topic of your post and how we feel the spirit. http://www.byub.org/talks/Talk.aspx?id=3544

love you!