For me, it involves a testimony meeting at Young Women’s camp being surrounded by trees and countless stars.

But maybe for you, it was a moment on your mission.

An experience at the temple.

A quiet moment at home.

While those big spiritual moments are eternally powerful, I’ve realized we can’t live our lives drawing from a single experience when we felt the Spirit.

It’s not enough.

It’s a great foundation, but it’s not enough.

Some religions emphasize a one-time experience of being “born again.”

John wrote about this saying,

“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:13)

But we know we need constant spiritual experiences to stay close to the Lord.

In other words, we must be “born again” almost daily!

In probably a less dramatic way than that “big moment” we have in mind, but still just as real.

So, have you been spiritually born of God yet. . . today? ⁣

In other words, have you felt the Spirit today?

I won’t pretend like this is something that comes easily every single day.

But I’ve started trying to reflect on this each night.

“Have I felt the Spirit today?”

It’s actually made it a little easier for me to recognize when I am feeling the Spirit in the moment.

And if I haven’t yet, I love to reflect on what I can do to invite the Spirit, draw closer to God, or renew my righteous desires that day.

And I am spiritually reborn, refreshed, and renewed.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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While my daughter is great at playing it, my two year old son cracks me up.

He’s not very quiet when he hides.

“Quin, look in the bathroom!”

But also, when it’s his turn to be the “seeker”, he gets frustrated pretty quickly.

After a few hurried seconds of looking around, he’ll start to call out:

“Where are you?!”

It makes me laugh.

His little two year old brain isn’t quite ready for the stamina of really looking for us.

Do you ever feel like feeling the Spirit isn’t as easy as you would like?

Maybe you are standing there, along with my son, yelling, “Where are you?!”

In my life, I’ve learned that in order to feel the Spirit, I have to actually seek out opportunities or situations to feel it.

I have to do the work!

Sometimes it just “happens” as I go throughout my day.

But a lot of times it doesn’t.

I’ve learned I need to actively choose to pray for the Spirit, invite Him, ask for His validation, seek advice, and so much more.

The Lord teaches us that He wants us to “Seek ye me, and ye shall live”. (Amos 5:4)

Seek implies action.

If we want more of the Savior’s influence in our lives, then we need to be going out of our way to make our life a place where the Savior and His Spirit could stay.

It takes work and effort.

“The Lord loves effort, because effort brings rewards that can’t come without it.” – President Nelson

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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