Opposition To Godly Things

it. And since that was the case, no talking or discussion about safety, management or even

the disguised request to go into the temple for safety was going to get him off of the wall.

Sometimes talk can help, but some things like your calling from God are not up for

discussion. Sometimes talk can help, but things like your calling from God are not up for

discussion!

Henry Blackaby from Canada developed a great Christian growth workbook called

Experiencing God. In that God inspired work, he said that there are times in life when we

simply have to go back to the last time and maybe even place that God spoke to us and to

keep going in that direction until God speaks to us again. As human beings we get

side-tracked as we run the race, we have a tendency to take unscheduled off ramps on the

highway of life and we get temporarily turned around for a period of time. Some even

remain in that condition for life, having experienced a call of God but not knowing for

sure which way to turn at the intersection of life. Return to your vision, return to God and

He will show you the way, He will show you the path!

4. Resolve To Move With Movers! Resolve To Move with Movers! Just as those who

throw rocks, surround themselves with other rock throwers, we must resolve to surround

ourselves with the other movers in God’s Kingdom! Momentum is contagious, and

excitement is contagious, but so is depression and self-doubt.

5. Refuse To Argue! Refuse To Argue! Have you noticed that an argument lasts only as

long as people agree to argue. I mean as soon as one person decides to stop arguing it is

over. Eccl: 6:11 says, “the longer you argue, the more useless it is” and Prov 26:4 goes

on to suggest, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him.”

Nehemiah could have stood on top of the wall and refused to come down to there level

and still argued and shouted back at them. And if he had done so, the enemy would have

been successful. How? His attention would have been diverted from his task and his

workers would have been in full ear shot of the two-sided argument. Nehemiah did not do

this, he simply responded, “No not now, I am busy!” End of discussion. Refuse to

argue!

6. When you have to respond, Respond in Private! Respond In Private! Matthew

18:15 says, “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the

two of you”. This is the very basis of biblical conflict resolution and you have heard me

talk about this before. I am sure that Nehemiah would have gone off of the wall after its

completion and went to people like Shemaiah and sat down and had a frank but loving

conversation about what had transpired.

When you have a problem with someone in this church, you are to go to them one on one

and discuss it and pray together about it. Please note that it does not say that you are to

complain, gripe and fuss about it to the general. Here’s the principle, “Try to work it out

privately before you ever make it public!”

7. Refuse to Quit! Refuse to Quit!. Next week the entire message will be on the Power