He begins with telling his listeners he knows what he has
spoken will come to pass because it is what the Spirit has told him to say. I
need to have that kind of faith in the Spirit when it speaks to me. And write
according to those promptings so that I can remember what I’ve been told.
It strikes me as he talks about churches contending that
sometimes that is how I want my testimony to work. I want things to be arguable
and make sense logically. And sometimes I give that more credence than the
promptings of the Spirit. Sometimes I trust that, trust myself, more than the
spiritual witnesses I have received and continue to receive. Isn’t that like
denying the power of God he talks about in verse 5? And yet when I contrast that with President
Monson’s counsel to stand and boldly testify of truth, I can feel the
difference in power between those two things. I want to testify boldly and
unafraid about the logical or contention.
I want to be so sure it doesn’t matter what anyone says and the fear and
doubts don’t creep into my heart. On the other hand, I have been standing firm
when the winds come. It would be so to walk away from the Church sometimes, but
it would never be easy to deny what I do know and what I am sure of.
And as I read the rest of the chapter I feel peace because I
haven’t been deceived by the rest of the world. I’m still trying as hard as I
can. I still care about doing good things and being kind. I know it matters.
And I can feel the Lord telling me I am doing okay.
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