God makes it possible

1 Nephi 3:7 is today's scripture mastery:

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 is always possible to do those things that the Lord has commanded us.  It may not always be easy--we may not see any possible way for us to be able to accomplish it--but there is always a way. 

Sometimes accomplishing what the Lord has asked takes a huge amount of faith (which may be why he asks us to do some hard things--He wants us to grow)

As an example of that, here is a story from Marion G Romney, when his father struggled with the commandment to pay his tithing (New Era):

The question came up in the family council—should father pay tithing on that $80? If he didn’t he would have $40 a month to care for the family; if he did, it would be cut down by $4, and he would have $36 a month. I remember that council, and I remember that they decided they would pay their tithing; and I remember they sent me with the tithing to the bishop. It was cold, and I didn’t have warm clothes; I really wondered what had gone wrong with Father. But I learned from that—the training of my parents—I learned there is truth in the Lord’s promises.

Stories like this are very common.  People find it difficult to keep the commandments, but when they do it anyway, they find that they are not only able to accomplish what has been asked, but they are blessed by the Lord for that obedience--and the blessings are most often much more than they had expected or even thought possible.

Let's go back to the story of Nephi above.  He was asked to do something very difficult.  He had that faith that the Lord would allow he and his brothers to accomplish what had been asked.  They had been asked to travel a long distance through the dessert, return to Jerusalem (which they had left because people were attempting to kill his father for teaching that the people needed to repent), and acquire from a very powerful man named Laban the brass plates (containing the scriptures).

They tried 3 separate times to get them.  They asked Laban for the plates--He threw them out.  They offered to buy the plates from him--He stole their money and sent his servants to kill them.  Then Nephi went in alone and miraculously got the plates from Laban (with the help of the Lord).

The same type of thing happens daily for each of us who strive and work hard to keep the commandments of the Lord--even when we see no possible way for us to accomplish what has been asked.  The way is made to accomplish the task.  Sometimes it is my simple ways that we hadn't seen or thought of before, but other times it is through miracles.

Remember, the Lord always makes a way!