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Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:3-4 Countless people struggle with discerning what God has called them to do with their lives. This is true whether you’re in college and choosing a major, or in your mid-forties and wondering if you’re wasting your life on a job you barely want to wake up to, much less give your life to. If you’re ever in this position, ask this question to help yourself: What is the brokenness in the world that produces a brokenness inside of me? For Nehemiah, it was his people’s condition and the broken down walls of Jerusalem . What is it for you? Injustice? People who are far from God? Poverty? The state of the edu