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How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? [message #2140]

Thu, 31 January 2013 09:46

Dragon
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When discussing Home Teaching on this forum, it was suggested assignments should not be necessary if we were all righteous enough to live every moment by the direction of the Holy Ghost. My response was to say this would lead a person to become a 'slave to the Holy Ghost'. So what does this mean?
I mean when you stop making your own decisions and turn at every moment to the Holy Ghost, then you have become a being who is acted upon rather than one who is acting. Agency means making a choice and seeing it through, then accepting the consequences. If every moment of our lives can be dictated by another entity, be it another man, a prophet, a spouse, a demon, an angel, or even the Holy Ghost, then we would take no responsibility for our actions because we would only be doing what we are told.

Is this a bad thing?
Some have indicated becoming a slave to the Holy Ghost is the Plan of God and the goal of individuals. I declare boldly this is not true. I have heard of people who pray before deciding on a brand of toothpaste. To me this shows the silliness of the extreme. To turn to the word of God on this subject,
D&C 58:26

For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.

We are not here to learn to sacrifice our individuality. Rather we are here to learn and to grow. The Holy Ghost will guide us in things where we have no experience. However, once we have knowledge of a thing, we are expected to act upon that knowledge. We do not need to confirm with the Holy Ghost that the Book of Mormon is true before declaring it to be so to others. Yes, we need a testimony of the Book of Mormon, but we do not reconfirm that testimony at every door a missionary knocks on. We don't turn to God to remind us of things He has guided us in before. It's true every situation is different, but we are given knowledge to make our own decisions. We cannot live every second of our lives through the direction of the Holy Ghost without sacrificing the goal we came to Earth to achieve.

- Dragon

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		How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Dragon on Thu, 31 January 2013 09:46
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Daryl on Fri, 01 February 2013 05:15
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Ashleyd on Sun, 03 February 2013 01:32
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: JulesGP on Sun, 03 February 2013 02:38
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: JulesGP on Tue, 05 February 2013 13:00
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Dragon on Wed, 06 February 2013 07:51
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Ashleyd on Wed, 06 February 2013 14:05
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Dragon on Wed, 06 February 2013 21:55
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: JulesGP on Sat, 09 February 2013 16:10
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Kronos369 on Mon, 11 February 2013 17:47
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Called to Serve on Mon, 11 February 2013 22:53
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Seeker on Sun, 10 March 2013 22:24
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: JulesGP on Sun, 10 March 2013 23:44
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: SingleToHisGlory on Mon, 11 March 2013 22:14
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Seeker on Tue, 12 March 2013 16:32
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: SingleToHisGlory on Tue, 12 March 2013 17:46
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Seeker on Tue, 12 March 2013 23:19
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: SingleToHisGlory on Wed, 13 March 2013 10:59
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Dragon on Sat, 23 March 2013 22:03
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: SingleToHisGlory on Mon, 25 March 2013 14:47
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Called to Serve on Thu, 28 March 2013 11:48
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Elejian on Sat, 10 August 2013 14:34
		Re: How can one be a slave to the Holy Ghost? Is that a bad thing? By: Elejian on Mon, 26 August 2013 21:50

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