Nephi had faith that the way would be prepared for him to accomplish God's task. He and his brothers had tried twice to get the plates of Laban, and twice they were rejected and threatened with death. But Nephi's faith was unwavering and he tried yet a third time to get the plates. He did not know what to do differently than what they did the first two times, so He put it into God's hands and let the Spirit guide him. And he was successful.
For me, I like to have everything planned and ready for any journey or task that I'm setting out to do. It's comfortable, it's safe. But there have been times when my carefully orchestrated plans have been turned upside down and shaken a little, falling to pieces on the floor and so disorganized that I didn't know what to do or how to accomplish something. It's not very hard in our day and age to become super-human multi-taskers and overwhelmed by everything when one thing goes out of whack. A supernal gift of God is that of the Holy Ghost to guide us. The Holy Ghost is commissioned from Heaven, and what better guide can you have than one that's divine? His ways will always be better than my own. Yes, we have to learn how to listen. Yes, we have to learn how to recognize His Voice, but I know it's possible. I know we can have undeniable communication with Him. The God I worship has given us the gift of the Holy Ghost to help guide us when we are lacking.
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