When you take a stand, you're going to be criticized.

Just make sure you're taking the right stand.

Dr. Tony Evans reminds us that living for God means choosing purpose over popularity.

In other words, you will not be able to please everyone.

So please the Lord.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

There are times when you try to fix what's broken, only to hear people say it can't be done.

But the Apostle Paul reminds us that if it's within the Lord's will, who can be against us?

Today, Dr. Evan shows how faith plays a

crucial role in success when you're up against worldly resistance and criticism. Let's join

him in the book of Nehemiah, as he explains. In chapter four, we learn a very valuable lesson.

If you're going to rebuild something that's broken,

you're going to have to have a faith that overcomes.

Why?

Because any time you try to fix something that's broken,

you're going to be criticized.

In fact, you will find that when you are the most determined

to fix your life, fix your family, fix your church,

or fix your society, people you never even knew are going to show up

to tell you why it can't be done, shouldn't be done,

ought not be done, could never be done, and you're

a fool for thinking that it could be done. Nehemiah in chapter three gets the people together

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