The other night I was brushing my teeth when the thought came to my mind…
Did you set your alarm?
Simple right?
Not at all.
You see, I had just prayed in gratitude to Heavenly Father that my kids could go to school the next day. I love them fiercely, but a long spring break had us all ready for a little break from each other. As some might say, we needed distance to make the heart grow fonder.
So, when the thought came to my mind to check my alarm, it meant a lot to me. I had turned my alarm off for spring break.
As I finished brushing my teeth, I realized it wasn’t my brilliance that remembered I needed to set the alarm again. It was a gift of God reminding me.
After finishing, I grabbed my phone. In great excitement, I journaled this gift from God. I wanted to remember that He answered a prayer I hadn’t even asked for. That He placed needed thoughts in my head to bless me.
As I laid down to go to sleep, I continued marveling over this. I was so happy for this little gift I was practically bouncing. (Apparently, I really needed a break.) While thinking about how God uses the gift of His Spirit to talk to us, some questions came to mind.
How often does He whisper to me? More than that… how often does He whisper to me, and I credit it to my own brilliance?
Another thought came to my mind…
A lot.
Wondering which question that answered, it was as if I could feel the warmth of a smile along with my answer…
Yes.
I couldn’t help but smile as I felt the love of a Father, patiently dealing with a child. While caught up in the moment; I received one last thought…
Did you set your alarm?
I had been so excited about the reminder that I never actually set my alarm!
Laughing at myself, I finally set my alarm. I once again thanked God. Not only could my children go to school, but God granted me the needed guidance through the gift of His Holy Ghost.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson spoke about promptings of the spirit in his October 2023 conference talk.
He told a story of a little child standing at the pulpit to bear his testimony. With his father whispering in his ear, he testified, “I am a child of God.”
The next woman to come up said, “I wish I had someone whispering in my ear like that… I do have someone whispering in my ear like that—the Holy Ghost!”
Each one of us has the power of the Holy Ghost which whispers in our ears.
It is up to us to learn and recognize when it whispers to us and whose words we are hearing.
I ask you the same questions I had to ask myself:
How often does He whisper to you?
More than that… how often does He whisper to you, and you credit it to your own brilliance?
The answers may surprise you.
1 John 4:13
Hereby know we that dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his spirit.
