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Faith Insights with Tyler Griffin is a channel made possible by Scripture Central. The focus of this channel is for Tyler to explore topics and themes surrounding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The formats will vary between traditional podcast settings, explainer videos to exploring the Gospel through the scriptures and lenses of faith while out in nature (God's studio).
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Faith Insights with Tyler Griffin

How does God communicate with us? Discover the three distinct patterns of revelation outlined by Elder David A. Bednar in his insightful talk, "<a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2012-01-0012-patterns-of-light-spirit-of-revelation?lang=eng">Patterns of Light</a>." Most people wait for an instantaneous "light switch" moment, but the reality is that the Lord uses different methods to guide us. This video breaks down the three ways divine guidance flows into your life:
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<li>The Light Switch: Instant, bright, and complete clarity. (The exception rather than the rule.)</li>
<li>The Sunrise: Gradual, line upon line, slow-developing inspiration, leading to clearer understanding over time.</li>
<li>The Fog: Seeing only "one step enough for me" at a time, requiring you to move forward in faith before the path is fully illuminated.</li>
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We explore powerful examples from scripture, including the life of the Apostle Paul&mdash;from his sudden, immediate conversion on the Road to Damascus, to his gradual mission to the Gentiles, and the pivotal moment when he was forbidden from preaching in Bithynia and Asia, but ultimately received a vision to go to Macedonia (Acts 16).
This principle is captured beautifully in the hymn &ldquo;<a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/music/songs/lead-kindly-light?lang=eng">Lead, Kindly Light</a>,&rdquo; which teaches the necessary faith to move forward even when you cannot see the distant scene.
If you have ever felt like your prayers weren't being answered or wondered why you don't receive miraculous, clear direction, this video will change the way you seek and recognize personal revelation in your daily life. Stop waiting for the light switch and learn how to recognize the subtle and powerful ways the Holy Ghost is directing you right now.
This episode of Faith Insights, hosted by Tyler Griffin, was filmed on location in Oregon. Faith Insights is produced by Executive Producer Benjamin Griffin, with content editing and review by Kiplin Griffin, and edited by Jarret Griffin.Faith Insights is a production of Scripture Central. Made possible by all the generous donors and friends of Scripture Central.

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The 3 Ways God Speaks To YOU: Paul's Revelation Pattern (A Connection Most People Miss)

<h5 dir="ltr">[00:00:00.07] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
One little faith insight that I want to share with you today comes from Elder David A. Bednar in a talk that he gave called Patterns of Light. And he spoke about the three ways that Heavenly Father communicates with us. Sometimes revelation will flow in an instant. It's as if you turned on a light switch and the darkness is instantly dispelled by the light. And he pointed out that those kinds of revelatory experiences are few and far between. They're usually the exception. And if you look through scriptures, you see a couple of examples of those scattered throughout the scriptural canon. A much more common way for revelation to flow is, he compared it to a sunrise, where the darkness just slowly, line upon line, is dispelled and things become clear and you can see far away and close by. The third way that he described that sometimes revelation flows is a sunrise through fog or a sunny day, but you have fog getting in the way, so you can't see as clearly in the distance seen. This concept of three ways that light flows into our life, like revelation, reminds me of the beautiful hymn, Lead, Kindly Light.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:01:42.03] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom; Lead thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene&mdash;one step enough for me. I love that concept because most of the time in our life, for most people, revelation doesn't just quickly come when we ask a question and perfectly illuminate our path ahead. Often it takes time. It's a process, and it's sometimes slower than we would like it to be, like a sunrise. And many other times in that process, it never fully illuminates everything that we're supposed to be able to accomplish in the coming future. God gives us just one step or two steps. Let me illustrate these three forms of revelation, the different ways that Heavenly Father speaks to us to show us what He would have us do. The three stories all come from Paul's life. In the first one, he's on the road to Damascus when Jesus Christ appears to him in a moment. It wasn't slow in coming, it was instantaneous. And in that one moment, it literally changes Paul's trajectory for the rest of his life.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:03:22.12] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
It switches him over from becoming a Pharisee to becoming an apostle of Jesus Christ for the rest of his life. For the second form of revelation, like the sunrise, I love the example of Paul and his life mission to the Gentiles. The gospel of Jesus Christ, during the Savior's ministry, was reserved only for the house of Israel. And the last instructions He gave to His Apostles before ascending to heaven was to take the gospel to all the world, preach the gospel to every creature, so that this Abrahamic covenant could bless every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. So Paul really becomes the first one to take that message out into all the world. But it didn't come all at once how he was supposed to do it. It came line upon line, precept upon precept, and there was a lot of opposition. But as the sun was rising, Paul becomes more and more bold in his declaration of the gospel message to the Gentiles. And it's a beautiful example of that. So for the third type of revelation, that stepping out into the darkness, into the fog, you think you have an idea, but you can't see it clearly.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:04:57.07] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
Kind of like that sea stack out there, you can kind of see it, but it's not clearly defined. And life is like that sometimes for us. We think we know where we're going, but we have to take the steps of faith so that the closer we get, the more defined it becomes. And this example is beautifully illustrated by Paul during his missionary journey in Acts 16. Listen to these words. Now, when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia. So Paul and his companions, they're traveling towards the region at that time called Asia, thinking, Okay, this is where we're going to go. But the Holy Ghost constrained them, Don't preach the gospel there. Don't go that direction. So they shift and they were come to Mysia, and they assayed to go into Bithynia. So they're saying, okay, let's go this direction. And the Spirit suffered them not. So they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: and there stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:06:20.04] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
So after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavor to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. This is an amazing concept because Paul and his companions were doing the best they could with the information they had, but the Lord expected them to move forward in order to guide their path. You'll notice they didn't sit down and say, Okay, we're not going to go until you tell us where our final destination is. Revelation often doesn't work that way. Revelation often works when we're moving, doing the very best we can with the resources that we have available to us. And Paul and his companions demonstrate that. So now you're thinking, great, they've got a direction. There's a vision that's been given to go to Macedonia, and you're thinking, all right, now we're going to go over there and have instant success. Even when you do get a clear answer in the fog after multiple wrong directions, it doesn't necessarily mean that all of a sudden everything's going to go perfectly for you. Paul still had to work hard. Nothing happened for days when they landed in Macedonia and they go to a new place, Neapolis, and then they end up in Philippi.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:07:52.19] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
And nothing's happening until the Sabbath day when they went down by a river where people were worshiping. It was there that he taught and met Lydia for the first time and baptized her and many of her household. She becomes the first European convert, the first Gentile woman from Europe that is baptized into the church. I love having the scriptures be this source of strength to my faith, where I can see different patterns of revelation, like these three that we've been talking about. Because I look at my own life and all of a sudden I can see on a few occasions where God has been so good to me, so kind, by flipping a switch and giving me a flash of revelation, a flash of inspiration of what to do. And I see it clearly. And then I think of other times in my life where I had slow, developing revelation that caused me to reach and keep reaching deeper and deeper in my prayers for guidance and direction, knowing that I couldn't do what I needed to do without His help. And like the sunrise, it developed in my life. And then perhaps the most powerful experiences are those dark times of life, those foggy periods where you don't see anything clear and sometimes you're struggling to even see the next step in front of you on that path.
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<h5 dir="ltr">[00:09:36.19] - Tyler Griffin</h5>
And it would be like an analogy of two legs, one being the revelation, the other being my acting on the revelation. So sometimes God gives you that step and then we can act on it. He gives more revelation, one more step, and we act on it. And there have been other times in my life where I can't see. And so we move forward probing in faith until we find a firm footing and then move forward along that path. And I love how God is so willing to give us exactly what we need at that time. He is the smartest, most intelligent, all-powerful, all-loving Being in all the universe. He knows what's best for us as His children. And it's an opportunity for us to exercise greater faith in Him when He doesn't always give us the light switch or even the sunrise form of revelation. But when often He gives us the step out into the dark fog style of revelation. I love the Lord, and I trust Him with all my heart. And my hope for all of us is that we can move forward with greater faith in Him with whatever form of revelation He's using with us today. But let's move forward because He can't guide our path as easily when we sit down and wait for all of the answers to be revealed. We might be sitting there a very long time. May the Lord bless you on your journey of faith on the path of discipleship. Know that you're loved.
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How does God communicate with us? Discover the three distinct patterns of revelation outlined by Elder David A. Bednar in his insightful talk, "Patterns of Light." https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2012-01-0012-patterns-of-light-spirit-of-revelation?lang=engMost people wait for an instantaneous "light switch" moment, but the reality is that the Lord uses different methods to guide us. This video breaks down the three ways divine guidance flows into your life:1. The Light Switch: Instant, bright, and complete clarity. (The exception rather than the rule.)2. The Sunrise: Gradual, line upon line, slow-developing inspiration, leading to clearer understanding over time.3. The Fog: Seeing only "one step enough for me" at a time, requiring you to move forward in faith before the path is fully illuminated.We explore powerful examples from scripture, including the life of the Apostle Paul—from his sudden, immediate conversion on the Road to Damascus, to his gradual mission to the Gentiles, and the pivotal moment when he was forbidden from preaching in Bithynia and Asia, but ultimately received a vision to go to Macedonia (Acts 16).This principle is captured beautifully in the hymn Lead, Kindly Light, which teaches the necessary faith to move forward even when you cannot see the distant scene.If you have ever felt like your prayers weren't being answered or wondered why you don't receive miraculous, clear direction, this video will change the way you seek and recognize personal revelation in your daily life. Stop waiting for the light switch and learn how to recognize the subtle and powerful ways the Holy Ghost is directing you right now.0:00 Elder Bednar and 3 patterns of light1:34 Lead Kindly Light 3:00 Paul’s revelation stories 4:45 Paul’s 3rd revelation story 8:19 Revelation in OUR lives10:50 Tyler Griffin’s testimonyThis episode of Faith Insights, hosted by Tyler Griffin, was filmed on location in Oregon. Faith Insights is produced by Executive Producer Benjamin Griffin, with content editing and review by Kiplin Griffin, and edited by Jarret Griffin. Timestamps by Dino CollinsFaith Insights is a production of Scripture Central. Made possible by all the generous donors and friends of Scripture Central.