Nehemiah 6:4—I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down.
Nehemiah would not come down from the wall. He stayed laser focused on the vision and
tasks that God had given him. He was
neither distracted nor intimidated by the enemy but rather just kept working on
the wall. God rewarded his
faithfulness.
Nehemiah 6:15-16-- So the wall was completed on
the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two
days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding
nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had
been done with the help of our God.
I am moving in a direction that I believe God is leading me. I will remain laser focused on the tasks that
God has given me. I will be neither
distracted nor intimidated in the face of the enemy and will keep working on my
walls.
My Walls for 2013
1.
Spiritual—I
seek a closer relationship with Christ.
a.
I
will seek him by reading the Word daily.
b.
I
will experience him through prayer.
c.
I
will know him better by studying the Gospels in detail.
d.
I
will honor him by beginning a small group Bible study.
e.
I
will conform to him through prayer and fasting.
f.
I
will study and expand my understanding by reading four books this year.
2.
Personal—I
seek to honor God in my life.
a.
I
will honor God by being a good steward of my body.
i. I will practice self-control in my
eating.
ii. I will practice discipline in my
exercise.
iii. I will strive to make good choices
about my health.
b.
I
will honor God by being a better husband to Rebekah.
i. I will demonstrate God’s love through
my life by not neglecting her wants/needs.
ii. I will demonstrate God’s love through
my life by having devotional time together with her.
iii. I will attempt to understand about
being a good husband by reading two books on relationships.
iv. I will periodically take inventory of
our relationship.
c.
I
will honor God by being a better father to my children.
i. I will demonstrate God’s love to them
by spending time with them daily and take special time for them weekly.
ii. I will demonstrate God’s love to them
by having daily devotions with them.
iii. I will attempt to understand about
being a good father by reading two books on parenting.
d.
I
will honor God by investing my time, talent and treasure into others.
i. I will invest my time into others more
this year.
ii. I will invest my treasure into others
more this year.
e.
I
will honor God financially.
i. I will responsibly and cheerfully
tithe my treasure.
ii. I will give more away to those in
need.
