“The Beauty of a Divine Burden” kicked off a new series over Nehemiah by Pastor Paul. In the Bible, Nehemiah was a cupbearer who served the Lord faithfully through obedience, prayer and fasting. His like is marked by God-given burdens that influenced the people of God. 

As believers, we should receive healthy burdens from God’s heart that stir us into action. The burdens in our lives are either distractions from God’s purpose or directions to God’s purpose, and we have to discern the divine ones. What if you hold the solutions to the greatest problems you see? 

Each person carries a unique burden that God has designed specifically for His plan in the world. Though we feel the burdens, the Lord gives grace and guidance to us, just as God showed favor upon Nehemiah when the time came.