It never ceases to amaze me that the Lord knows us individually! It's been on my mind lately that I want to be more righteous. I want to be able to raise righteous children. There are so many times when I have a hard time recognizing whether it's the Holy Ghost speaking to me or if it's my own thoughts. When I do recognize that it's the Holy Ghost, WOW! It's a sure feeling that I could never deny! I just don't recognize it every time.
I came across a scripture this morning in the Book of Mormon. It's simple but it hit me like a ton of bricks today! It's 3 Nephi 12:6 This is where the resurrected Jesus Christ has come back to his people in the Americas. He's teaching them the Gospel and ordains 12 men to baptize. Here he's teaching the Be-Attitudes. This one specifically answered my prayer.
"And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost."
So, as long as I continue to truly want to be righteous, to look for ways to be righteous, the Lord will bless me with the Holy Ghost! I believe that not only will I be blessed with it, but I will also be more often able to RECOGNIZE it! You can imagine my joy at having this scripture pop out at me the way it did and answer my prayers in the way it did!
