"And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say."
Luke 12:11-12
The idea here that the Holy Ghost will teach us what to say as we go is really cool. It goes along with John 14:26: "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
How far reaching the benefits are probably depends on our faith as well as whether it is part of a lesson we need to learn. Will the Holy Ghost teach us what to say on a final exam if we never went to class and haven't studied? He definitely *can,* but in most cases I would say we probably need to study rather than expecting God to smooth everything over. :)
This verse specifically mentions things that we might be nervous about, so perhaps part of the idea is not to stress over things. The other part is clearly that we can learn to live by the spirit. I know that sometimes it is difficult to tell whether the spirit is saying something to us or we're thinking it ourselves, but practicing by trying to always act when we feel like doing something good will help us to learn more about how that works... and it isn't like good works are going to be a bad thing either way, so there should be room for practice in that area. :)
Part of it also is prayer. That isn't listed here explicitly, but I find that in my life that having the spirit with me is basically the same thing as praying always or always having a prayer in my heart. It teaches us the instinct of looking to God and talking to him about our day as we go... and if we do that, we'll be closer to the Spirit, and able to be directed more easily into what to say and do "in the same hour."
Today, let's not stress out about things we can't control. Let's study and learn, but not obsess or stress out about things that are coming. Most of all, let's pray and listen to the spirit. We won't learn how to be directed by God unless we practice keeping the spirit with us through some sustained effort... but luckily it isn't typically grueling effort, but just talking to God and learning more of his ways, and acting immediately when he asks us to do something. :)
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say."
Luke 12:11-12
The idea here that the Holy Ghost will teach us what to say as we go is really cool. It goes along with John 14:26: "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
How far reaching the benefits are probably depends on our faith as well as whether it is part of a lesson we need to learn. Will the Holy Ghost teach us what to say on a final exam if we never went to class and haven't studied? He definitely *can,* but in most cases I would say we probably need to study rather than expecting God to smooth everything over. :)
This verse specifically mentions things that we might be nervous about, so perhaps part of the idea is not to stress over things. The other part is clearly that we can learn to live by the spirit. I know that sometimes it is difficult to tell whether the spirit is saying something to us or we're thinking it ourselves, but practicing by trying to always act when we feel like doing something good will help us to learn more about how that works... and it isn't like good works are going to be a bad thing either way, so there should be room for practice in that area. :)
Part of it also is prayer. That isn't listed here explicitly, but I find that in my life that having the spirit with me is basically the same thing as praying always or always having a prayer in my heart. It teaches us the instinct of looking to God and talking to him about our day as we go... and if we do that, we'll be closer to the Spirit, and able to be directed more easily into what to say and do "in the same hour."
Today, let's not stress out about things we can't control. Let's study and learn, but not obsess or stress out about things that are coming. Most of all, let's pray and listen to the spirit. We won't learn how to be directed by God unless we practice keeping the spirit with us through some sustained effort... but luckily it isn't typically grueling effort, but just talking to God and learning more of his ways, and acting immediately when he asks us to do something. :)
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