When accosted by opportunity to receive more, most people react with some form of disobedience, rebellion, or obstinance. These reactions are all about rejecting what God offers and instead adhering to what they already have. They react with “wonder and amazement, and with anger.” (Mosiah 13:8) Anger is obvious, but wonder and amazement aren’t so obvious. Telltale signs of this reaction include people being entertained by an idea, but not activated by it, as if to say, “well, that’s something...”, having a reaction far lower in intensity than the interaction merits, eliciting a response devoid of any interest whatsoever, or eliciting an outright rejection.
There are several telltale signs to indicate that you have ceased to receive more from God. Invitations to change will start stacking up. Don’t fool yourself into believing that you are considering them and just need more time. A decision not to decide is still a choice, and it is a choice that will permanently stall your progress with God until you correct it. You will note that the reasons you enumerate for not responding to an invitation to change will not be the real reason. Your choices will cease to be rational and self-consistent. This is an honesty problem. Whenever you are willing to be dishonest about your reasons, you will find your vague ambiguity about the situation will always and suddenly convert into a hard turn away from what you know is right. You will remove yourself from the opportunity to receive more by avoiding thinking or even being around situations that draw your attention to the problem and the consequences of your lack of action to resolve it. You stop arguing, stop talking, and stop acting. You put yourself in the power of the idea that you have decided upon instead of standing in the light and letting it lead you along. You are like sheep who not only stop obeying the shepherd, but pinch their eyes shut and turn off their ears as they run headlong into a worse situation. The good news is that you will find relief from the cognitive dissonance that previously assaulted you. The bad news is that the relief comes from the loss of the light that showed you the path forward (see D&C 93:39).