Ever feel like you’re trying to build something meaningful with your life—while also fighting battles you didn’t ask for? Maybe you’re rebuilding a marriage, your faith, your purpose, or just trying to keep moving forward… and the resistance feels constant. This message is for anyone who’s tired, stretched, and wondering how to stay steady when life feels like it’s coming at you from every angle.

In this message from our Begin Again series in Nehemiah, we learn how God calls His people to build and battle at the same time—and why a healthy, effective life requires balance. Using Nehemiah’s strategy of working with one hand while holding a weapon in the other, we uncover three directions for a balanced life: Upward (knowing God through prayer and His Word), Inward (dealing with the rubble, protecting your low places, and discovering how God has gifted you), and Outward (taking your place on the wall—serving, loving, and living on mission with the church).

This message will encourage you with a powerful truth: Jesus is the fulcrum that brings stability to the weight you’re carrying—and you don’t have to rebuild alone. God has a place for you, a purpose for you, and a community to run to when the trumpet sounds. As we celebrate 30 years of God’s faithfulness at The Met, we’re reminded: what God has started, He’s not finished—and the next chapter is built together.

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 4:16–18, Nehemiah 3, Nehemiah 4:10, Ephesians 6:17, John 10:10, Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 28:18–20
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