May He give you what your heart desires and fulfill your
whole purpose. Psalm 20:4
Has the LORD placed upon your heart a strong desire –
a vision – a call to action? What did
you do? When we walk closely with our
Savior and LORD, He will often place in our heart a call to action. But before we take action, there are things
which we must do.
When our LORD gives us a vision – a calling, He never
leaves us in the dark. We are blessed to
have His Holy Word to guide us as we navigate this calling upon our lives. God has blessed us with the indwelling Holy
Spirit to ignite our spirit as we bring to fruition this vision He has given
us. We must be in continual pray in
regards to this calling, seeking God’s leading.
Has God placed a vision upon your heart? Has He placed a desire to start a new
ministry, a Bible Study in your home, or a prayer group among co-workers? In the Book
of Nehemiah, God placed a vision to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem upon
Nehemiah’s heart. It began as a burden
for the condition of the Holy City, Jerusalem.
The vision to rebuild the walls of the city immediately led to prayer,
seeking God for His will and His guidance.
When we realize that God is placing a vision in our hearts, our first
response should be to pray, seeking the face of God. Proverbs
16:9 – A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. Allow God to determine the steps you are
to take as you carry out your God given vision.
Notice in Chapter
2 of Nehemiah that Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem and makes preparations to
rebuild the city walls. Just as God
blessed Nehemiah with boldness, wisdom, and knowledge to rally the Israelites
to assist in rebuilding the walls of the Holy City, He will bless us if we seek
His face and walk in His ways. When God
reveals to you a vision, a call to action, ask Him for wisdom. James
1:5 – Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all
generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him. If this is a God’s given desire, He will
not withhold His wisdom as you carry forth this vision. Seek Him, pray for godly wisdom.
Know that when Almighty God places a vision upon your
heart and you start walking the path God is leading you down, opposition will
arise. In Nehemiah 4, we see that Nehemiah and the Israelites were faced with
opposition as they proceeded to build the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah
4:1-2 – When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became
furious. He mocked the Jews before his
colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria, and said, “What are these pathetic
Jews doing? Can they restore it by
themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to
life from mounds of rubble?” Opposition
and cruel words from others may hurt but if Almighty God has blessed you with a
call, a vision, you must keep your focus on Him and the task at hand. Believe as Nehemiah and the Israelites
believed, “Our God will fight for us.” –
Nehemiah 4:20. Then follow the
example of the Israelites – “So we
continued the work.” – Nehemiah 4:21.
Dear Heavenly Father,
when You place upon our hearts a calling, a vision; help us to be
faithful. We know LORD you are there to
empower us and provide for our every need.
Help us to be faithful to carry forth the vision You have blessed us
with. In Jesus Name I Pray…..Amen.
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