I fear that some members
of the Lord's Church "live far beneath
our privileges" with regard to the
gift of the Holy Ghost. Some are distracted by the
things of the world that block out the influence
of the Holy Ghost, preventing them from recognizing
spiritual promptings. This is a noisy and busy
world that we live in. Remember that being busy is not
necessarily being spiritual. If we're not careful,
the things of this world can crowd out the
things of the Spirit. Some are spiritually
deadened and past feeling because of their
choices to commit sin. Other simply hover in
spiritual complacency with no desire to
rise above themselves and commune with the Infinite. If they would open their hearts
to the refining influence of this unspeakable
gift of the Holy Ghost, a glorious new spiritual
dimension would come to light. Their eyes would gaze upon
a vista scarcely imaginable. They could know for
themselves the things of the heart, of
the Spirit, that are choice, precious, and
capable of enlarging the soul, expanding the mind,
and filling the heart with inexpressible joy.