I'm not sure you caught the full intent of my words.
If your bishop offers you counsel on what the Lord would have you do, and you do it, you will be blessed for your obedience.
Everything else beyond that is just gray matter we add. You say it is "cold comfort" for following uninspired advice, but I say that is a narrow look on things and what the Lord may really want for you. The Lord may have greater things in mind for you in the near future, distant future, or hereafter.
We often feel "advice" from the bishop is "uninspried" until we see the blessings. But, the fact is, we may not see the blessings for some obedience until after we pass from this life.
In my opinion, to call a bishop's advice uninspired is to have a lack of faith in the Lord's ability to bring about and sustain the words of His called and ordained leaders.
I'm sorry for being blunt, but I felt an honest explanation was due.
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