Message: Resolve
Speaker: Greg Holder
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” - Nehemiah 8:10
“Maybe you feel threatened these days or tired or afraid … what you'd really like is a peek at the end of the book but you can't because right now you're stuck in the middle of the story. So what do you do? You resolve to not give up or give in .. and pray your guts out.”
Greg Holder
Nehemiah 6:8
I sent him this reply: “Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head.”
Reflect
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. - Nehemiah 8:10 What are some of your favorite “choice” (fat) foods?
Would you love to peek ahead in the story of your life?
Is resolve something that is easy or hard for you?
Why are rumor and making up stories in your head potentially so dangerous to us and to others?
What are the areas of your life you need to trust the God who loves you?
Do
God strengthen my hands - Nehemiah 6:9. This week pray that God strengthen you in the areas that you are struggling.
Go Deeper
Consider buying and reading Eugene Peterson's classic book on resolve, " A Long Obedience In The Same Direction".