As a follow-up to my last post on prayer and personal revelation, I thought I should clarify a couple things. First, I don’t believe that prayers aren’t answered; I was only making the point that sometimes I have been guilty of asking for an answer that either was an attempt to forfeit agency or for which the Lord has been very clear on the principle through scriptures, inspired ecclesiastical leaders, or through other means. For example, I entered the mission field with a hundred prayers on my lips, but whether or not I should serve was never a question.
Referring to a hypothetical architectural decision Elder Packer said, “Maybe the Lord just doesn’t care.” I don’t think he meant that the Father is uncaring, even over the minutiae of our lives. I think he was pointing out that many of life’s decisions are not relevant to our moral bearing and standing before God.
I do not believe that we are relegated to a life groping in the dark for spiritual direction. I believe that the heavens are open. I believe in inspiration. I believe that we should be sensitive to, and pay heed to the promptings of the Spirit. We may never know “why” we are prompted to do something, and that’s OK, but we should heed anyway. I was just opining that if you are struggling with a decision, and the heavens seem to be silent, first consider whether it is a right vs. wrong choice. If so, see what has already been taught to us. If it is not a moral issue, consider that perhaps there isn’t a “right” or even a “best” answer. That’s all I was saying.
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