By Cleophas Barmasai
There are three kinds of people in the world:
· People who make things happen!
· People who watch what’s happening, and
· People who wonder what happened.
We all desire to be in first group. We desire to influence our spheres. We desire to cause things to happen. We don't want to be victims of circumstances. And indeed that's how it should be. But how come we are not?
God created us with a purpose. Anyone can go through the motions of life. Grow, get education, get a job, marry, get children, raise them up, get old and die. Is that really what life is all about?
How do I know what He wants me to do?
I think a great way to see how He directs us is to look at a biblical example of someone who made things to happen. In my view Nehemiah is such a person. Let's read a passage from his journal.
Nehemiah 4
16. And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.
17. Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;
18. Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
19. And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:
20. Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
21. So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.
22. And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.
23. So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.
