It's been a long journey just in the past 3 to 4 weeks!

Well mine and girls journey is still going and we are waiting for our break of not having so much put on us, but it hasn't came yet.

So I've been hearing and listening to the Change your World in 52 Days: The story of Nehemiah at church.

Week one: Ordinary World Changers!

The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. They said to me, "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. "When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.......Nehemiah 1:1-4

Ordinary Word Changers

1) Sit down to Cry.

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept ....Nehemiah 1:4

*What breaks your Heart?: What breaks my heart is children that get abused and neglected. And the children that have one parent that care about them and the other parent doesn't care(all children need both of their parents for security, safety and for support.) And for the hungry children in this world and not only in other countries we have hungry children in the U.S. too, but does anyone care about that.

2) Kneel down to Pray.

...For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4

3) Stand up to Act.

...I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" The King said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, "If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judish where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it." Nehemiah 2:3-5

A VERY GOOD SERVICE!

I missed week two :(

Week three: Defeating Discouragement.

***We don't face opposition because we're doing something WRONG, we face it because we're doing something RIGHT.***

Your Enemy will attempt to

1) Discourage you from the outside.

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble - burned as they are?" Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, "What they are building - if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones?" Nehemiah 4:1-3

•  Obstacles
•  Criticism

***Take it to God***

***Get back to Work***

2) Discourage you from the inside.

Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving out, and theres is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall." Nehemiah 4:10

Defeating Discouragement

After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14

1) Remember the Lord.

...Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome. Nehemiah 4:14

2) Fight for you cause.

...and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14

I have all kinds of obstacles in my LIFE these days....and it causes all kinds of DISCOURAGEMENTS with me too! I need to work on my obstacles and my discouragements big time and that is what i'm trying to do know with my girls and mine with life and hope and wish that my luck and life can get better at one point or another!