Have you lost sight of your larger vision? (120-1)

The period following a great leadership success can become a dangerous time. Leaders can be tempted toward being pleased with the accomplishment, basking in the praise and momentum can be lost. Effective leaders understand the difference between short-term goals and long-term vision. Read Nehemiah 6:15-7:3.

Nehemiah had overseen a physical miracle; the wall project was completed with a minimum staff of amateurs, under extremely adverse conditions in a record 52 days. When the neighboring nations heard about this, they lost self-confidence realizing this work had been done with the help of God. But similar to virtually every project that each of us deals with on a daily basis, completing the wall wasn’t an end-all solution but only a stepping stone in the process of protecting God’s city Jerusalem and unifying God’s people. It is common for even experienced leaders to become so involved in one major portion of the overall goal that they loose sight of the larger vision. Nehemiah did not fall prey to that problem.