Nehemiah 6:2 that Sanballat and Geshem tsent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm.
Nehemiah did not allow them to distract him. His response:
Nehemiah 6:3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
Everyone is called to a great work. God is calling you as you sit here reading this. Whether you realize it or not God has a purpose for you and your life. So often we get wrapped up in worrying about that purpose. If you turn to your bible you can find any number of people who were called to do great things, but didn't feel worthy. From
Jeremiah to Moses we can see our own doubts. With Jonah we can discover what happens when we run from his call, and with Nehemiah we can see what God can accomplish.God likes the little guy. God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The devil on the other hand would like to destroy anything and everything God cares about. The closer you are to God the more the devil would like to see you fail. The closer you get to doing a GREAT WORK the more the devil will try to stop you.
The easiest way for him to stop you is distracting you. Just like Nehemiah was tempted by the distraction of a meeting you will be tempted. Sometimes the distractions are big things, but most often they are little things. A good book, going shopping, a few minutes on facebook, football........ Each person has their own Tailor Made distractions. The things that will tempt you away from what God wants you to be doing. All of these distractions are a waste of time, and any of them might be harmless in moderation. The problem for us is the moderation part. You see the devil doesn't tempt us with moderation he tempts us with something that will fully absorb us. His goal is to pull us completely away from whatever God has planned.
From the outside looking in others can easily see our distractions as they eat up our time. The distractions that consume our lives. However, on the inside we are so distracted that we miss it all. Some of us go through life so distracted that when the end comes we haven't even started the work yet. You may be one of those people. The bible says your work, God's Work, is more important than all the distractions on this earth. To a starving orphan in a third world country spending 5 minutes drinking a cup of coffee that costs the same amount as a week's worth of food is frivolous. To the person who is working every minute of the day to finish the construction of a shelter before the storm sitting in front of a television watching football is frivolous.
It may be time to search our own lives and purge the distractions..................That book you are reading while good might just be a waste of time.................That game you are watching..............That hobby..........The game of golf..........
You must, You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
Well, forgive me, forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do on my own
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up, I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy, won't You cover me?
Lord, right now I'm asking You to be
Strong enough, strong enough
For the both of us, yeah
Well maybe, maybe that's the point
To reach the point of giving up
'Cause when I'm finally, finally at rock bottom
Well, that's when I start looking up and reaching out
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up, I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy, won't You cover me?
Lord, right now I'm asking You to be
Strong enough, strong enough
'Cause I'm broken, down to nothing
But I'm still holding on to the one thing
You are God and You are strong
When I am weak
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
I don't have to be strong enough
Strong enough
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be strong enough
Strong enough, oh, yeah
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up, I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy, won't You cover me?
Lord, right now I'm asking You to be
Strong enough, strong enough
Strong enough
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