Hank Smith: 00:02 Hello, my friends. Welcome to FollowHIM Favorites. My name’s Hank Smith. I’m here with the incredible John Bytheway. Hello, John.

John Bytheway: 00:09 Hello, Hank.

Hank Smith: 00:10 John, you’re amazing. You know each week we take on one question from the Come, Follow Me Lesson. The question this week is straight from the manual. Have you ever felt pricked in your heart like the Jews on the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter two? Maybe you did something you regret, or maybe you simply want to change your life. What should you do when you have these feelings? What do you think, John?

John Bytheway: 00:31 That just means you’re spiritually sensitive, which is a very good thing.

Hank Smith: 00:35 Yeah.

John Bytheway: 00:35 Don’t run away from that. The Lord’s helping you. I like to think of the warning light that comes up in my car that says you’re a little low on the motor oil. You don’t ignore it. You take care of it.

Hank Smith: 00:46 Yeah. Put a piece of tape over it. Yeah.

John Bytheway: 00:47 Yeah. It’s not a good light to see come on, but you don’t ignore it. It tells you you can do something about this. You can fix this. And so you’re glad it’s there. Ultimately, it saves your engine, right?

Hank Smith: 00:59 Yeah. Exactly right. I’ve had students who say they avoid church or the temple or they avoid spiritual things because they know that they’ll feel that guilt. And I say, no, no, no. Don’t avoid, feel that. Let it sit for a moment and it’s okay. It won’t be permanent. You’re not going to sit there permanently because what follows often after in the scriptures, like with Alma the younger or with Paul, anyone who gets this feeling that they need to change, it can be a moment of like, oh no, this is painful, this is uncomfortable. But it’s always followed with the light. Here comes the light of Christ to say you can be forgiven, you can change, you will change, and I can help you. So don’t run away from that feeling. It’s not a bad thing like you said, John.

John Bytheway: 01:47 Yeah. You wouldn’t have it if you weren’t spiritually sensitive and you’re sensitive enough that the Lord’s saying, I can communicate to you, which is good, which is a great thing.

Hank Smith: 01:56 Yeah. Maybe do a little journaling at that point. Jot some thoughts down. That can be a wonderful moment where you’re open to what the spirit has to say to you.

John Bytheway: 02:06 Yeah. And it happens to all of us.

Hank Smith: 02:08 Yeah. We hope you’ll join us for our full podcast. It’s called FollowHIM. You can get it wherever you get your podcast, and then come back here next week. Join us for another FollowHIM Favorites.