Remembering and Revelation

In 1 Nephi 17:45, Nephi asks his brothers why “ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord our God”.  I wonder about times in my life that I have been slow to remember the Lord.  In remembering the Lord we will become more obedient to him.

 I remembered a time when at the beach we lost our toddler.  I was in a panic that he had gone into the water and we would have lost him.  After searching for a bit in a fit of panic, my Mom and I knelt in prayer on the beach and asked the Lord to help us find that sweet boy.  Moments later we were told that he had been found and they were bringing him back. This was a miracle in my life that sometimes I forget.   I do not remember that when I am having a trial no matter how big or small I can call upon the Lord to help me.  

Later in that same verse we see that Nephi describes his brothers as “past feeling” in reference to the still small voice, or the voice of the Lord.  Elder Boyd K Packer tells us that “revelation comes as words we feel more than words we hear.” (PersonalRevelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise, Boyd K Packer, Oct 1994) How true I have found this to be in my life.  When I am living my life in a way that allows for free flowing of the spirit I am able to feel the word of the spirit guiding me. 

How grateful I am to the scriptures to help me to learn those things that the Lord wants for me in my life.  I am thankful that the Lord is also patient with me and continues to send revelation to me through the spirit and through my searching the scriptures diligently.