The Narrow Way

When the wall was rebuilt and the people returned to their land,
Nehemiah didn’t just see workers
he saw worshipers.
Because the work was never meant to be just labor
it was meant to be praise in motion.

Psalm 100:2 says,
“Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.”
Not serve Him with dread.
Not serve Him with exhaustion that steals your spirit.
Serve Him with gladness.

Finding joy in your assignment means seeing it the way Heaven sees it
not just as a task,
but as an honor.
The same God who could have chosen anyone,
chose you to carry this part of His Kingdom forward.

And joy isn’t just a feeling, it’s fuel.
Nehemiah 8:10 declares,
“…the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
That means when you work from joy,
you’re working from supernatural energy.
It’s not your own endurance keeping you going
it’s His joy sustaining you.

In every seed you plant,
every conversation you have,
every prayer you whisper over the work
you can choose to see it as drudgery
or as delight.
And when you choose delight,
the field doesn’t just produce fruit
it produces life in you.

So step into your assignment with a smile.
Sing while you build.
Laugh while you plant.
Dance while you water.
Because your joy is a testimony
that the God who restored you
is still working through you.

And when the harvest comes,
you’ll be able to say,
“I didn’t just finish the work
I enjoyed every moment walking beside the One who gave it to me.”