2. “And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king…”(Neh. 2:1)

3. “…the king said to me ‘Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.” (Neh. 2:2)

4. 4 Features of Godly Character 1)Courage “…‘May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?’ Then the king said to me, ‘What do you request?’ So I prayed to the God of heaven.” (Nehemiah 2:3-4)

5. 4 Features of Godly Character 2) Godly Assurance “…And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.”(Nehemiah 2:8)

6. 4 Features of Godly Character 3) Wisdom Gaining Wisdom (1) Ask the Lord (James 1:5) (2) Sanctify Your Motives

7. 4 Features of Godly Character 4) Perseverance “…let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (GA 6:9)

8. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Prayer Natural Benefits of Prayer: (1)Slows You Down (2)Sharpens Your Vision (3)Shrinks Your Stress (4)Stimulates Your Faith

9. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Prayer Supernatural Benefits of Prayer: (1)Invites God into the Equation (2)Multiplies Natural Resources (3)Activates Supernatural Forces (4)Makes Possible the Impossible

10. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Look Over the Facts Benefits of a First-Hand Look: Increased Degree of Objectivity Increased Degree of Objectivity Improved Perception of Reality Improved Perception of Reality

11. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Analyze Your Options Order Your Priorities Order Your Priorities What are the Pressing Needs? What are the Pressing Needs? What Strengths do we Possess? What Strengths do we Possess? What Weaknesses do we Have? What Weaknesses do we Have?

12. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Analyze Your Options Establish Your Goals Establish Your Goals Reasonable Reasonable Obtainable Obtainable

13. 4 Parts of an Effective PLAN Nominate Your Team Enlist Godly People Enlist Godly People Use Proper Channels Use Proper Channels