Wisdom For Destiny Daily Devotional *(4th May, 2024)*

by Sunday Akanni

TOPIC: Complacency Kills Passion (Part 3)

Nehemiah 2:5‬
[5] And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”

*Message*

We have said repeatedly that to become all that God has destined you to be, you must always take steps out of your comfort zone. When you have mastered your strength zone, you should always carry your strength zone with you and won't be scared of confronting unfamiliar zones outside your comfort zone. This is important because complacency kills passion and it reduces a person to average.

Nehemiah, who was already flourishing as an important official in the King's Palace, chose to leave the comfort for the tough task of rebuilding Jerusalem. Now, the good thing was that, immediately Nehemiah got to know that he was destined for this work, he started strategizing how to get at it straight away. This is important because he realized that as more weeks meet him at the Palace, not attending to his destiny in Jerusalem, it becomes tougher and tougher to fulfill his purpose.

The more Nehemiah stayed in his comfort zone in the Palace, the greater the responsibilities the king would give him, and he wouldn't just have the time and chance to do what God would have him do at Jerusalem. This is similar to the multitudes of people around the world who have been encumbered with their jobs and are sapped from fulfilling their purpose.

*Also, Nehemiah was aware that if he didn't embrace God's assignment of arising to rebuild Jerusalem, God would raise someone else. If you don't step out of your comfort zone to do what God would have you do, someone else will.*

*Prayers*
Is there a dream you've abandoned for lack of passion? Ask the LORD for strength that revives.

*Further Reading*‭‭‭‭
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Nehemiah 13:30-31 NKJV‬

[30] Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, [31] and to bringing the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times. Remember me, O my God, for good!

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