Despise Not the Revelations of God

Jacob 4:8 . . . And no man ^dknoweth of his ^eways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the ^frevelations of God.

We can't know God, we can't understand His doings, we can't believe in Him unless it is revealed to us. Those who scoff and scorn at the idea of God do so because they aren't open to revelation or inspiration from Him.

We as LDS people believe that the Lord is very near when we are worthy of His presence. A song popular a few years ago talked about God watching us "from a distance", as if He's not involved in our lives. I firmly and strongly testify that that idea is false. He is with us at all times if we do as He asks. I have experiences daily which may seem like small "coincidences", and many people would scoff at the idea that I was inspired or helped by the Spirit of the Lord. Those who read these words and have had similar experiences will feel the warm confirmation of the Spirit telling them that these experiences are indeed from the Lord. Those who despise the revelations of God will think it's foolishness.

The other day I jumped in my car to go somewhere and began quickly to back up into my neighbor's driveway to turn around, as I nearly always do. Suddenly a flash of remembrance told me that there was a car behind me, and I slammed on my breaks, avoiding hitting that car. My mind had registered that there was a car there before I got in, but I forgot about it as I fastened my seat belt and inserted the key. I looked back, but for some reason, the car behind me didn't register, or was at the wrong angle or something. Why I would have that flash of memory just when I did to avoid hitting that car might be called "just lucky" by most people. But the Spirit confirmed to me at that moment that the Lord had given me that thought. I was overcome with gratitude yet again for His tender mercies in my life.