The Nudge, the Whisper, and the Wait

This week’s Come, Follow Me questions stopped me.

“How have I come to know that the revelations God gives His servants are true?”

I had to sit with that one for a while. Because honestly, I haven’t had some big, unmistakable moment. No pillar of light. No booming confirmation.

For me, it’s been slower. Quieter. Like threads, gathered over time. Talks that felt written just for me. A moment in class when someone said a phrase and my heart whispered, that’s true.

It’s not always loud. Most of the time, it’s not. But it settles deep, like something I already knew but had forgotten.

And more than once, that feeling has come in the temple. Not in a vision or a grand realization but just in a quiet corner where I finally felt still. Where the chaos of my thoughts slowed long enough for peace to catch up to me.

In those moments, I feel like heaven brushes close, and I remember… He really is in the details.

“When have you felt moved upon by the Holy Ghost to say something?”

This one feels tender. Because sometimes I hesitate. I question whether it’s the Spirit or just me overthinking.

But I’ve learned that when my heart starts pounding for no reason, when I feel uncomfortable but clear, that’s usually the nudge.

Just last month,  I stood up in testimony meeting with shaking hands and a lump in my throat. I shared something personal… something raw. I regretted it the second I sat down.

But afterward, someone came up and whispered, “Thank you… I needed that.”

And I knew in that moment the Spirit had carried it. Even in all its messiness.

And then there’s this verse:

“Be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you…”

That’s the one I cling to. Almost daily  especially all in the weeks when I feel small. Or tired. Or unsure of how to carry the things I’ve been given.

I’ve felt Him stand by me

…on the couch with a prayer I couldn’t finish

…in the temple, surrounded by peace I didn’t know I needed

…in a conversation with someone who spoke the exact words my soul had been aching to hear

Maybe you’ve felt that too.

Or maybe you’re still waiting. Still wondering if He’s there.

If that’s you, I hope you know- He hasn’t forgotten you. Just keep showing up. Keep making space.

God tends to whisper. And it’s in the ordinary, the quiet, the in-between… that He begins to reveal the most.

You’ll feel it.

Even just once, and when you do, it’ll be enough to keep going. Enough to trust there’s more where that came from.