1 Nephi 4

• 1 Nephi 4:1 -- Nephi gets it. He sees that there is no need to fear a man like Laban when they are on the Lord's errand, who is mightier than all the earth. Let us be faithful to that Being.
• 1 Nephi 4:6 -- Sometimes life is like that. What a fantastic opportunity to show our faith and see the hand of the Lord in our lives.
• 1 Nephi 4:10 -- It occurred to me this last reading, I'm not sure why, that this may have been a personal goal of Nephi's. In such a violent time I'm sure he'd made a commitment never to shed the blood of another person. I don't know how that might change anything, but I do know that in my own life there have been times when I have to relinquish my hold on something I've wanted or desired to accommodate the demands of the Lord and His gospel. Even little things like personal goals are significant sacrifices on His alter ... and I'm sure He appreciates it.
• 1 Nephi 4:13 -- It's not good, but it's better. Sometimes that's the choice we have to make: a choice between two unappealing options that are both hard.
  
• 1 Nephi 4:25 -- Why bid Zoram to come with him? Why not just take off? I know they didn't want soldiers to pursue them, but at this point there was no need for Zoram to think anything amiss. It wasn't until he saw Nephi's brothers that he got scared. The Lord prompted Nephi to invite him because that was His plan. He had a daughter waiting for him and everything. Zoram was meant to join Lehi's family.