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And Nehemiah said, “I was very much afraid, but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!   Why should my face look sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”   (Nehemiah 2: 2b-3) The story of Nehemiah is wonderful picture of how God uses an ordinary “regular” person to do something extraordinary.   Nehemiah was the “cup-bearer” to King Artaxerxes, meaning he tasted the king’s wine to make sure it wasn’t poisoned.   Not a glamorous job by any means!   As the story goes Nehemiah confronted his fear of the king and told the king what he wanted i.e. to return to Jerusalem and help in the rebuilding of the city wall!   The word that comes to my mind when I read this story is -- Leadership .   A friend of mine defines leadership as “ influence ”.   Through Nehemiah’s leadership he influenced a people and a nation and the wall of Jerusalem was rebuilt! If I was to ask you today—“What are you afraid of?”   W