Reach This City: Strategy

1.  Nehemiah prayed and cried out to God for what burdened him and mattered to him.  According to 2:1, he prayed for 3-4 months!  Have you ever prayed for something (with regularity and urgency) for an extended period of time?  What makes it so hard to pray for so long?

2.  What have you been praying for or burdened by that has been a "thought" in your head and heart for long time, but needs to be paired with action?  What areas of your life do you need to formulate a strategy or a plan in order to Move Forward?

3.  What are the broken walls and burned gates in our lives that need to be addressed?  (relationship with Jesus, involvement in church, marriage, friends, parenting, work, apathy towards problems, etc.)  Why is it so easy to turn away, ignore it, and tell ourselves it's really not that bad?

4.  Nehemiah influenced people to get on board and rebuild the wall.  What influence do you have (as a friend, spouse, boss, supervisor, parent, leader, church member) and how can you leverage and utilize that to impact the city?


Twitter worthy things to remember (#ReachThisCity)
-Vision without a strategy is a daydream.  It'll never come to fruition!  Have a goal AND a plan for how you'll achieve it.
-Don't over-spiritualize your life!  Yes, God has called you to pray, but He's also called you to ACTION!
-God's calling HAS to be viewed through the scope of God's TIMING!
-Opposition in your pursuit of God is inevitable.  You can either get discouraged, or get to work.
-God's calling on your life is a marathon, not a sprint.  Pace yourself.  Work hard, sabbath hard.
-Good ideas fail all the time. God ideas are unstoppable.