Week 5, Day 2: Filled with the Spirit of God

I heard something like this phrase in the temple tonight, and it struck me. I have heard it or said it hundreds of times, but I heard it with new ears. The minute I heard it, I wondered about that Spirit and NOT being filled with it. How often am I filled with a different spirit? Possibly the spirit of fatigue, pride, egoism, apathy, etc. Isn't that interesting to think about?

Even today, I had moments filled with the spirit of busyness, lack of confidence, uncertainty, pride, selfishness...

So what can be done? How can I strive better to keep the Lord with me? Here is what President Kimball had to say about it: 

“I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that no divine ear is listening and no divine voice is speaking, that I am far, far away. If I immerse myself in the scriptures the distance narrows and the spirituality returns. I find myself loving more intensely those whom I must love with all my heart and mind and strength, and loving them more, I find it easier to abide their counsel.” (“What I Hope You Will Teach My Grandchildren and All Others of the Youth of Zion,” address to Seminary and Institute personnel, Brigham Young University, 11 July 1966, p. 6.)

What a blessing to know how to have that Spirit with me always. I am hopelessly flawed and so far from being constantly worthy of such a blessing, but each day I can strive and commit to do better through Him.