Part of being a Christian is to notice when things “aren’t how they’re supposed to be.” We look around and we see the brokenness that this world has been subjected to. Sometimes that’s personal, sometimes it’s distant, but it’s always there. But then what? What do we do with that feeling and that reality? The tendency of most of us is to distract ourselves and get our minds on something else. But Nehemiah couldn’t do that. His recognition that things weren’t how they should be, turned into a burden- and that burden would become his calling.