Going higher.

We can go Spiritually higher.

I love to reach new potential. Growth and progress are wonderful things that can happen to us all the time. One of my favorite quotes is from a leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His name is Elder Boyd k. Packer. He said:

"You cannot force spiritual things. Such words as compel, coerce, constrain, pressure, demand, do not describe our privileges with the Spirit. You can no more force the Spirit to respond than you can force a bean to sprout, or an egg to hatch before its time. You can create a climate to foster growth, nourish, and protect; but you cannot force or compel: you must await the growth."

I know that what Elder Packer said is true. Our Spirit can be sensitive to the Spirit of our Creator when we create an environment where they can both grow towards each other, then that's when we will feel a strong connection to what is right. Seek out those things that build you spiritually. Avoid things that cloud your mind, dull your spirit, or make you feel uneasy. The more we develop our relationship with God the more we know and feel what those activities are. I know that we can replace them with better ones that will strengthen us and our families. With that kind of growth we can all go to a higher spiritual plane.