Only with God's Help
Some of us are not willing to take risks. We only want to do what we are sure we can do in our own strength and wisdom. Then, we wonder why we do not see God doing things in our lives. The reason we don't see God working is that we are to live by faith in God. If we do not step out on faith to do the things God tells us to do, we won't see Him work. We have to believe what He tells us and go ahead and attempt things that are beyond our ability. Nehemiah and the people in Jerusalem trusted God to help them build the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 6:15,16) So on October 2 the wall was finished - just fifty-two days after they had begun. When the enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized that this work had been done with the help of God. That was God's way of revealing Himself to the people around Jerusalem. He does the same kind of things today, if we will just step out in faith. There are a lot of people around us w...