Our God Will Fight for Us

1.) Prayer should be our first response, not our last resort.

Through the book of Nehemiah, we see Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king, immediately turn to God in prayer. He started praying, and did not stop praying.

2.) Prayer and fasting doesn't just move the heart of God, but it moves us.

Nehemiah prayed for help and opportunity. Have we asked God to send us? We can shift our thinking from noticing what we would be giving up and instead, we can think of everything we would gain from following Jesus. God wants to answer your prayers, but He also wants to put an assignment on your life.

3.) Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

We are called to call on heaven on the behalf of those who hurt us. We don't have the power to change others, but God does, and our enemies could become kingdom-builders.

4.) When we face opposition, we don't stop praying.

There are moments and trials that make us want to give up, but we need people devoted to prayer. (Colossians 4:2) Be willing to get vulnerable with someone else and ask for prayer when faced with opposition.

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Through prayer, we can fight and contend for ourselves and others, but we must remember that the unrivaled, victorious God of all creation is fighting for us.