Nehemiah was brokenhearted, but he didn’t tackle the problem immediately. Why? He first needed to bring his burden before the Lord.   Consider this: What are you burdened about?  What breaks your heart? What has God put in front of you that you can’t ignore? What concerns you to the point you say, “Somebody has got to do something about that…it might as well be me”? – child abuse, broken families, physical/sex abuse, poverty, homelessness, unwed mothers? What bothers you deeply?

 

Until our hearts are broken for the situations and people around us, we’ll be tempted to maintain the status quo. Once you know what your burden is, follow Nehemiah’s example and go to God in prayer. Ask Him what the next step is.  Then TAKE ACTION!

 

Read Nehemiah 1:3-4