Defining Moments

Scripture for the week:
4 When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 NLT

Tuesday reading:
Nehemiah 2,3

key verse (s): 2:8

observations & questions:

2:2 The burden God had given him troubled Neh.

2:3 The burden pointed to a new direction for Neh. doing something for God.

2 God opened the door and provided the resources to accomplish what He had asked Neh to do. Wood to build, passes to go through territories, protection from officers. Favor with people in Jerusalem after he came.

2:18 Part of casting vision to the people was telling them all God had done so far.

2:19 The first spiritual attack came with scoffing and questioning what they were doing.

Chapter 3 Help came - so many families came and were willing to join Nehemiah in this building project God had given him. There were families of people and individuals who came and helped. like at Elife: The Lavos, Galanos, Knights, etc etc came to help. the Joshs, the Gregs, etc.

1:20 Zabbai zealously repaired. It was obvious his heart was in it.

1:22 people from surrounding regions came and helped.


application or concept:
I am giving thanks for those who have come to Elife and are helping build what God is building. I am praying for those specifically who will help build prayer.


prayer:
Father, we thank you for many who have come to Experience Life and joined in helping us build and restore your Kingdom. God we pray for more, because we have so much more to build. God send those whose call is to build our prayer ministries. Show us which gates to raise first, which portions of prayer to continue to add to. Give us favor as we build Lord.

Learning Agenda:

Leadership Gold chapt 3
Defining Moments Define Your Leadership

pg 21 Defining Moments can be: facing a personal failure, taking a stand on an issue, experiencing suffering, being asked to forgive, making an unpleasant decision.

pg 21 Defining Moments show us who we are
Most days in our lives come and go; they are much like all the others and don't stand out. But there are a few days that are unlike all the others. They do stand out because they give us an opportunity to stand up, be set apart from the rest of the crowd, and seize that moment - or to remain sitting with the rest of the crowd and let it pass.

pg 21 Defining moments declare to others who we are. Most days we can wear mask and hide who we are from others around us. During defining moments we can't do that.

pg 21 Leadership develops daily, not in a day

pg 22 Our character isn't made during these times it is displayed.

pg 23 After a defining moment we will never be the same again.

pg 23 Defining Moments Determine who we will become

pg 24 After a defining moment we will never be the same again.

Prayer:
Lord, you are the God who is More than, more than our problems, more than what we can imagine. Give me the strength to be consistent in my spiritual disciplines so that when my defining moments come I am making Godly decisions and not selfish ones. Thanks for molding me, even when it is not comfortable for me to be molded.
Lord, help the men and women in our ltgs to pursue you in their disciplines also. Stregthen them in your word and by your power to serve your purposes on the earth.