Nehemiah - Digital Book

A note of introduction… Nehemiah is all about leadership, and a good synonym for leadership is influence. You lead someone to the measure that you influence him or her. The late President Harry Truman referred to leaders as people who can get others to do what they don’t want to do—and, make them like doing it. Whoa! That sounds like what I do every day as a mom! Who am I trying to influence? Everyone I come into contact with—my husband, my children, my parents, my neighbors, the grocery-store checkout girl, the pharmacist, my children’s teachers—everyone I speak to each day. Actually, isn’t that what Christ calls us to do? Matthew 5:16 tells us “let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” This obscure and sometimes unknown book written about 425 BC is a classic work on effective leadership—influencing those around us to do good. Nehemiah speaks to many of the exact same issues that you and I face today: the balance between fait