LET US RISE UP AND BUILD
In his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy wrote, “Some men showed courage throughout their lives; others sailed with the wind until the decisive moment when their conscience and events propelled them into the center of the storm.” Twenty-five hundred years ago in the land of Persia, the terrible plight of his people propelled a man named Nehemiah into the center of the storm.
Nehemiah risked his life by sharing his burden with his boss, a powerful, pagan king. When, asked to state his objective, Nehemiah replied, “Send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it (Neh.2:5). The king granted his bold request.
Weeks later, when Nehemiah stood before the forlorn inhabitants of Jerusalem, he cried out, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” And the people responded heartily, “Let us rise up and build” (Neh.2:17,18).
Are the walls of your marriage lying waste or burned with fire? Does anything about your union feel like a reproach? If so, take of Nehemiah’s courage, rise up, and rebuild those walls!
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NOTE: This article is from the book Family Life and Marriage Bible by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
LOVE YOUR SPOUSE 
Another wonderful post. I found your website and it is truly a blessing from God. I come from a family where the women have trust issues, controlling and manipulative. My husband and I have many problems and him deploying makes it even harder. The problems are causing me to realize I need God no matter what. But I struggle with really wanting to surrender to Jesus my all. Trust isn’t just saying it more is needed. I have mo real desire to read the Bible because of laziness and dyslexia. My question is where do I began. My life is all screwed up. My bisggest struggle is trusting and believing God. All the marriages around me end up in divorce and the way I treat my husband I will end up divorced to. I fear change any advice would help mainly to trust God. Its hard to trust him when all the male figures in my life abandoned our family. Thanks
Hi Takisha! Thanks so much for your honest comment.
Your marriage will make it because it is “God’s Holy Institution” as stated in Mal.2:11. You must first ask the Holy Spirit to take over your marriage and teach you to be the wife God wants you to be. Remember that God knows we can’t do this on our own but he has left us a “helper”, His Holy Spirit. Every marriage is hit with problems because we have an enemy who has a goal to “kill, still and destroy” our marriages. God says we are “more than conquerors” so your marriage is on the road to success. (Tip: Once he is deployed, when you talk to him, keep the conversation on a positive note. Do not fight! When he hangs up, he needs to have a desire to hear your voice again. You must be his joy and comfort. Even if you have problems, try to give it to God. You are his girlfriend, his friendly friend, his cheerleader, the one he loves and married! Do not look at the marriages in your family and live in fear. No marriage has made it in my fathers side of the family for three generations. I have overcome that curse by trusting and obeying God with his strength. I had a temper and was jealous. Immediately get the book “Love and Respect” by Emerson Eggerich. Also, keep reading the blog and try to talk to your pastors and get marital counseling. Hundreds of women all over the world, will read this blog and pray for you. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide.