Are you contending with a difficult relationship today? Nehemiah had difficult people in his life. Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem opposed Nehemiah and aimed to strike fear in him (Nehemiah 6:1-14). The opposite of fear isn’t bravery. It’s generosity. Nehemiah demonstrates generous love, full of grace and truth, toward his detractors by 1) staying in relationship, while not taking responsibility for problems that were not his, 2) handing this difficult relationship over to God, and 3) speaking with “I” statements and avoiding “you,” “we,” or “us” statements. For a fuller explanation and the rest of the message, listen to our podcast or watch the entire service on our YouTube channel.
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Yours for Jesus,
