Revival in the midst of conflict - Audio

It would be nice if one could build without having to battle; If we could build relationships with out conflict. All of us face some kind of opposition in whatever we do. If we are to make progress, we cannot sit around and wait for a better day, because a better day is not coming. Many times we must make progress in the midst of adversity and resistance. Any one who is trying to establish something for God or lead a Godly life that is not facing opposition. We must learn that even though there is opposition that does not mean that God is opposed to us. We have to learn that the presence of opposition does not mean that we have done something wrong. When we begin to look for reasons for opposition, we quit working on what we are trying to do. This is exactly what the enemy wants. In our text Nehemiah shows us that it is possible to make progress and have revival in the face of opposing forces. Bro. Hughes tells us that we do not have to look for trouble; it will find us. It is how we respond and react to trouble that will define the outcome. If we lose our focus on our purpose and instead focus on our trouble, we will no succeed in accomplishing what God wants us to do. There are people in the world that will never cheer for our success. In fact, they lay in wait for our failures so that they can mock and ridicule. We must learn to not seek these people’s approval, and only seek approval from God. What we can learn from Nehemiah is that the best defense to this opposition is a good offence. Adversity and criticism will make us defensive. When this happens, we have lost our focus, and need to refocus on our goal. In our text when the enemy criticized the building of the wall, the people began to worry about their efforts. Nehemiah re-focused them on their task and pressed on with the building of the wall. We need to get to where are acting and reacting to the Holy Ghost, and not on what people are saying or doing. If we can learn the lessons from Nehemiah, we can have Revival in the midst of conflict.