The promptings that come to us to flee evil reflect our Heavenly
Father’s understanding of our particular strengths and weaknesses and
His awareness of the unforeseen circumstances of our lives. When these promptings come, they will not generally stop us in our
tracks, for the Spirit of God does not speak with a voice of thunder.
The voice will be as soft as a whisper, coming as a thought to our minds
or a feeling in our hearts. By heeding its gentle promptings, we will
be protected from the destructive consequences of sin.
But if we ignore those promptings, the light of the Spirit will fade.
Our agency will be limited or lost, and we will lose the confidence and
ability to act. We will be “walking in [spiritual] darkness at
noon-day.”
Then how easy it is to wander into strange paths and become
lost! How quickly we are bound in the chains of sin spoken of by Lehi to
his rebellious sons.
"To Act for Ourselves: The Gifts and Blessing of Agency" Robert D. Hales General Conference April 2006
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