Quench No the Spirit Which Quickens the Inner Man

My thought on Elder Hilbig "Quench No the Spirit Which Quickens the Inner Man"

“The adversary labors to dull our sensitivity to the promptings of the Sprit, whether we are teenagers, young adults, or mature men and women.”

We are bombarded with messages by the thousands every day (some every hour) and this makes it so hard for us to hear, listen and obey the Spirit. I see this with my children as well as myself and I think we live a pretty un-normal life. How are the youth of today going to survive?

Elder Hilbig’s statement “The role of the Spirit, the Holy Ghost, is essential in every season of our mortal lives.”

“When we invite…”

How many of us uninvited the Holy Ghost by our actions, thoughts, surroundings etc? In our home we often talk about inviting the Spirit out the door with our actions. “What a way to open the door and shove Him out,” unfortunately is a well used phrase at our home. And the spirit of contention will walk right in when that door is open. Sometimes we only open it a crack and he comes in uninvited again, but we left that crack open, unguarded and all of a sudden we are standing there facing him down. BUT, the Holy Spirit must be an invited guest. Your actions, words, thoughts, feelings and prayers are what invite him in. Every morning we try to remember to INVITE him into our home. I can only hope that the end of the above paragraph will then be true.

“…to fill our minds with light and knowledge. He “quickens” us, that is to say, enlightens and enlives the inner man or woman. As a result we notice a measureable difference in our soul. We feel strengthened, filled with peace and joy. We possess spiritual energy and enthusiasm, both of which enhance our natural abilities. We can accomplish more than we otherwise could do on our own. WE yearn to become a holier person.”

He asks some tough questions and as of late, I haven’t been doing too well on the answers. My business and a few extra things have been requiring more of me than I thought and I have neglected some of the duties I have. Yes, I spend more time on sports—my callings are not time intensive (primary pianist and VT supervisor). I don’t have free days and trying to schedule the temple has been next to impossible with six kids all going in different directions!!!! I do play and surf the net, but not for pleasure—I honestly don’t know what free time is. I do read the newspaper religiously, but I also read my scriptures—it isn’t a “instead of”.

I like the outline of things we need to do to get that Spirit to stay with us. I think I will mark my scriptures with 1-5. Right now I’ve got a major decision to decide and it affects a ton of people and I don’t know what to do. I feel like I’m not getting the answer, but it isn’t a stupor of thought either. I wish I had time to take it to the temple, but they don’t do 30 minute sessions. (One of these day, when I run the world, I will have a “mom session.” It will be a fast forward version so that we can get in and get out without our nursing babies and young families.) I think I need to put more effort into this today/tonight.

Oh to grow and learn.