9 And I said: Lord, whither shall I go that I may find ore to molten, that I may make tools to construct the ship after the manner which thou hast shown unto me?
10 And it came to pass that the Lord told me whither I should go to find ore, that I might make tools."
(1 Nephi 17:8-10)
Something that often happens when we receive direction from the Lord is that we expect Him to just hand to us everything we need to make it work. Sometimes He does, but often it is more like this experience of Nephi's. The overall task is assigned, but the execution isn't spelled out.
So Nephi, with his faith, didn't wait for the Lord to provide him with all of the tools he needed to build a ship. He just went to the Lord and wanted to take the first step that he could see, which was gathering supplies. He knew he needed some tools that he didn't already have, so he figured he had to make them. Through his faith, the Lord was able to guide him to the ore.
In life, I know I'm quite frequently in the group that just expects things to be handed to them. I really see how important it is to just get moving on an assignment from God, and we need to be willing to do His work. He will provide a way for us to accomplish what he asks us to do, even if it's not necessarily the way that we would hve chosen for ourselves. We are definitely blessed for acting in that way.
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