Writing things down

As we live worthy and are striving to be disciples of Jesus Christ, we want to receive guidance and direction from him. This is hard and difficult. We so often feel like we are on our own. There are many ways to be better in tune and receive guidance from God. The one that I would like to focus on today is writing down the impressions that we receive. 

Richard G. Scott has some great insights on writing down impressions. In one story he shared, during church he felt personal and specific guidance through the Spirit. He quickly wrote it down. Later that night he said, "I thanked Him for the guidance given. I was then impressed to ask, 'Was there yet more to be given?' I received further impressions, and the process of writing down the impressions, pondering, and praying for confirmation was repeated... I had received some of the most precious, specific, personal direction one could obtain in this life. Had I not responded to the first impressions and recorded them, I would not have received the last, most precious guidance."

This story is strong, powerful, and real. God is much closer than we think. If we are listening, he find out that he is communicating with us all of the time. Writing down the inspiration we receive and than acting on it, leads us to receive more precious guidance. The more we listen to what God is telling us, the more he will guide us to be able to better serve those around us.