After expressing his complete trust in the Lord, Nephi expresses the very compelling reason why he doesn’t place a similar level of trust in his or others’ mortal powers:
“O Lord, I have trusted in thee and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.” (2 Nephi 4:34)
Questions:
-Is it possible to function in mortality without putting some trust in yourself and other people?
-Is there a difference between lending trust to others who deserve it and the type of ultimate trust that can be put in God?
-Do many end up worshipping the human brain when the human spirit and the influence of God’s Spirit are disregarded?
Messages of the Book of Mormon 