Paul is led by the spirit
Lead, Kindly Light is one of my favorite hymns and this week in class we sang it and it was one of the most powerful renditions of that song that I have ever heard. The spirit was so strongly in that room that is greatly touched me. I was impressed that Brother Griffin felt the same way and had us sing the third voice just so that we could continue to feel that sweet spirit. After singing that song, Brother Griffin proceeded to give the class some very wise council. He asked the question "When you are praying or reading your scriptures does your mind sometimes wander off and you don't remember anything that you read?"
We all sheepishly nodded our heads and looked around. He then said when your mind wanders off, take a second to pause and think about what your mind wandered off to. More often than not our minds wander to something of great importance and that is of concern in our lives. Focus on that thought and then go back into your scripture reading or prayers and ask the Lord to direct you to inspiration or an answer to the problem plaguing your life.
I think this principle applies to everybody in their lives, but especially it should have applied to the Jews and Gentiles who were being taught at the time of the apostle, Paul. In 1 Corinthians 7:22, the Jews make it clear that they only care about seeing signs before they are willing to believe. The thing we have to realize is that hardly anybody sees huge miracles, has a vision, or has a thunderbolt strike them as a sign that the gospel is true. More often than not, we receive answers through prayer and scripture study and those answers are often very soft and simple.
It is apparent in the scriptures that the spirit speaks through the "still, small voice" and he will not speak loudly if we are in tune to the spirit and being quiet in our hearts. It is a shame that the Jews were so caught up in the signs and that they couldn't feel the truth with their hearts and minds.
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