A Mind To Work

Nehemiah built the wall in 52 days. In Nehemiah 4v6, it says “the people had a mind to work”. The Hebrew root word for this is lev which means heart.

The heart is the centre of human life which encompasses your mind, will and emotions. Nehemiah was saying here that the people had a heart, desire and determination to do the work. They were committed and unified in their goal. They had a common goal and that was to rebuild the wall. On Sunday, I spoke about four characteristics of a builder and their team who has the mind to work.

1 They must be united- without unity, the vision scatters. Your team needs to be in alignment with the vision.

2 They must be determined- the men had a tool in one hand and a weapon in the other. Nothing was going to stop them from rebuilding that wall.

3 They must be enthusiastic- the pioneer and builder must fall in love with the vision. In order for effective stewardship and administration, the team must also be enthusiastic about the vision.

4 Resilience- to have the mind to work, the builder must be able to stand in the midst of opposition, mockery and ridicule.

I spoke about the purpose of distraction- the enemy will use a distraction as a tool to minimise and stop the functionality of one’s momentum. The phrase ‘fractured focus’ kept coming up and I started talking about how the enemy uses misalignment and fractures in our souls to stop us from effectively leading and building.

Check out the replay to ‘A Mind To Work’- https://youtu.be/xjQP2Y8m7MI

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for Your strength, Your love and empowerment to build in the midst of opposition, ridicule and mockery. Father, I pray, Lord, heal my mind and soul, that I will see the vision and blueprint through a clear lens and continue to build what You have placed in my heart. Father, I thank You in advance for the momentum and divine focus to finish what You have started in me in Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.