If you want to change your world, you must learn to kneel down to pray. Something powerful happens when we pray and stand in the gap for others. That was Nehemiah’s experience.
Nehemiah was a genius leader: He investigated, strategized, delegated and disarmed the opposition. However, all his activities were covered by intense and intimate prayer. Prayer must always be a primary spiritual practice of a Christ follower.
Prayer accomplishes four things:
- Prayer internalizes the burden, which in turn deepens our ownership of the observed need.
- Prayer slows us down to hear God’s voice and receiver directions from Him.
- Prayer infuses the vision, enabling us to see what God wants to do.
- Prayer initiates the vision’s completion, acting as a catalyst for us to act.
What walls are down in your life and seem impossible to rebuild? Share your burden and earnestly seek God direction in prayer. Remember, with God all things are possible. He can empower you to rebuild what seems hopeless.
Read Nehemiah 1:4
