Our spiritual journey that takes us to where God wants us to be requires that we submit to His rule and authority in every area of our lives. We do that by being completely and consistently obedient.

When we recognize God's commitment, we find that His presence is with us powerfully, personally, and permanently!

Most of us fear the unknown, so we often settle for our problems instead of facing our challenges. But God calls us to challenges, not complacency!

If we continue to drift in areas that lead us to sin, we have the potential of wrecking our lives and forfeiting the lasting change that God's Spirit has fought hard for. We need to guard against drifting!

Being in agreement with God means that we are on the same page as Him. It involves the commitments that ensure lasting change, making sure rebellion, division and disunity don't come back into out hearts, lives and experiences.

When God rebuilds your life, you are no longer to center on who you were, but on who you are becoming in Christ. Being promise centered -- centered on the promises of God made from His presence -- positions us to continue to become a rebuilding group in a broken and fallen world.

When God rebuilds your life, you are no longer to center on who you were, but on who you are becoming in Christ. Being promise centered -- centered on the promises of God made from His presence -- positions us to continue to become a rebuilding group in a broken and fallen world.

When we experience God's Spirit and His word as living and active, we will continue the work of rebuilding and restoring broken lives.

Nothing has the potential to distract us (at best) or take us out (at worst) from continuing to do God's will than personal attacks.

When we remember that God has called us to do a work, we can resist these attacks and stay on the wall.

When outside opposition fails to stop us from doing God's will, we can almost always predict that there will be "attacks" from within. Nehemiah shows us how to respond to injustice that causes strife.