Go and Do

This week I wanted to take a look at a common, yet still very good and rich verse of scripture: 1 Nephi 3:7,

"And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."

It's scripture mastery, yes, I know, but I find it still very important to me. I think a lot of times we read this scripture and think, "Oh this is about the big huge mountains we have to climb and whatnot" but I think it's important to remember that it also applies to the little things. We all get bogged down with little day-to-day responsibilities and sometimes that stress can feel insurmountable, and we feel dumb or silly because we should be able to accomplish these things easily, but we aren't, and it's hard. Yet, this scripture teaches us that we don't have to do all these things alone. We can consult Him and ask for His help even in the little things, because He has prepared a way for us to accomplish them. He knows we can do it, but He also knows we may not be able to without His help, and most of the time, these things aren't big and crazy like losing your job or getting cancer. Most of the time it's just trying to figure out how to finish an essay on time, or trying to find fall housing. These things aren't too small for the Lord to help us with. He is our Father and He will help us with all things that burden us, no matter how insignificant they may seem.