Living IN Revelation All the Time

 A couple of weeks ago I listened to a talk given by Elder Bednar where he taught that we are LIVING IN REVELATION.

Here are a few words of Elder Bednar:

Elder Bednar:

 I’ve always found it strange that we talk about the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, and yet we seem to have limited recognition that it’s real. We say it—but do we believe it? We’re mortals, we make mistakes, so I’m not talking about every nanosecond of every moment of every minute of every day, [but] as long as we are doing our best and pressing forward on the covenant path, and repenting as we go, then indeed, we are influenced by the Holy Ghost all the time. I think we fundamentally divert ourselves by wondering, “Well, is that me? Or is that the Holy Ghost?” The more time we spend worrying about that question, the more we get in our own way in recognizing the blessings of having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

I have pondered that for days! He said that too often we will live expecting revelation to come, feeling like we are waiting for it… but that is wrong. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we have been given the gift of the Holy Ghost. We are in revelation constantly. What we need to be aware of is what takes us out of revelation so we can correct it.

As I have practiced this principle, I have found that living IN revelation is understanding that the Lord guides me in every thought and every action and I can actually feel Him nearer to me than I do when I have the perspective of being OUT of revelation and waiting for it to COME to me.