When good ideas are fired up in you, don’t let oppositions hold you back. First we are imperfect and we do wrong naturally. As a result, the easy way out of a good idea or dream, is to think negatively saying, “I don’t have enough resources so what’s the use pursuing my dreams, my good idea?” So before we try or when we are at the start of our efforts we give up, we fail.
If you are guilty of this like most of us, read on about one who was a servant and who came face to face with a grand idea for which he needed massive and national resources. That can be overwhelming.
But Nehemiah was totally absorbed and passionate about the idea-matter that he “sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; fasting and praying before the God of heaven,” (Nev 1:4, NKJV).
He could not hide the intensity of his absorption with the problem that consumed him. Others saw it and knew he was not ill so it must have been something burning in his heart. This is what the king he served said (Neh 2:1).
Nehemiah thought, sought and prayed for a resolution with the same intensity; and before going to human authority to seek a way forward and out, he asked God. His request was granted by the king (Neh 2:4-5). Even the grand resources he needed were provided. This assured him that the hand of God was at work. God placed the desire in his heart, he felt (Neh 2:12).
Surely enough, he was faced with oppositions—false allegations that’s he’s a rebel, jeering and laughter, along with those who despised him (Neh 2:19). Nehemiah ignored his opponents’ accusations and he asserted that God was involved in what he was doing. His motives were to submit to God. So he unwaveringly pursued his goal.
No matter what we are doing, once we are sure our motives are godly and constructive to our fellow men and women, we should move ahead in confidence and toward successful completion. We must not allow any opposition to slow or stop us.