So many of us give up so quickly on ourselves, on our family, on our children, on our church, on our society, on our God.

Dr. Tony Evans says perseverance isn't just a personal strength. It's a spiritual necessity.

One of the things that we've got to come to grips with is the issue of not quitting when things get tough.

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

Tony Evans.

When God has called you to do something great, the enemy's goal is simple to get you to stop.

Today, we'll look at what happened when Nehemiah was

just steps away from finishing the wall and how the enemy's strategy suddenly shifted from

sabotage to smooth talk. Let's listen in as Dr. Evans begins. Nehemiah in Chapter 5 has ruffled with

the fact that the community was being destroyed within.

And he addressed the fact that if you're going to have the rebuilding of a community,

you're going to have to have ethical behavior by those who are a part of it.

You cannot rip each other off and still make progress.

You can't do it personally.

You can't do it in a family.

You certainly can't do it in a society.

In chapter six, however,

Nehemiah himself becomes the target.

It's sort of a sack the quarterback approach.

If we can get the quarterback, then we can stop the movement of the team.

And so he becomes an agent of personal attack.

We read in chapter 6 verse 1.

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