06/19/2026
Nehemiah prayed, “God grant me success as I go to the king and ask for a favor. Put it in his heart to help me.” Nehemiah prayed a bold prayer, “God, I’m going to go the king. I’m going to ask him to be good to me, but I need your favor. Put it in his heart to help me.” That’s a great prayer. “God, put it in people’s hearts to help us. God, cause me to stand out, cause people to want to be good to me.” You might be thinking, "But Joel, that’s kind of selfish." No. If you’re going to reach your destiny, if you’re going to accomplish your God-given dreams, go places no one in your family has gone, you have to be bold. You can’t be weak and intimidated, “This is too much.” You need to ask big, pray big, believe big. You’re going to need other people to open doors, other people to fund your dream, other people to use their influence to push you forward. Have you ever prayed, “God, put it in people’s heart to help me. Put it in people’s hearts to show me favor.”