Halfway Finished. Fully Committed.

Nehemiah gives us one of the most honest pictures of spiritual progress in the entire Bible.

“So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.” — Nehemiah 4:6

Halfway.

Not finished.
Not perfect.
Not where they started anymore, but not where God promised either.

And that’s where many of us stand as we move through our 52 days together. The wall is rising again. Hope is returning. Habits are forming. Hearts are softening. God is clearly at work.

But better than before is still not God’s best.

The enemy always fights hardest at the halfway point. Why? Because halfway progress looks impressive…but unfinished purpose still leaves room for sabotage. Nehemiah knew that. That’s why he didn’t celebrate too soon. He didn’t climb down. He didn’t slow up. He simply said, “I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down.”

And that’s the call for us today: Stay on the wall.

When you feel tired, stay on the wall. When the old patterns try to pull you back, stay on the wall. When life gets busy, stay on the wall. When God has begun something beautiful in your life, don’t stop short. Because halfway obedience is not the same as wholehearted surrender.

Keep praying. Prayer is the mortar that holds the bricks of rebuilding together. You’re not just restoring routines, you’re rebuilding your spirit.

Keep growing. Your spirit is stretching. Your faith is maturing. Don’t rush out of what God is forming in you.

Keep inviting God in. Every meeting. Every morning. Every moment. When God is welcomed, strength is renewed.

Keep engaging with others. Share the hope you have in Christ. Someone else’s wall starts rising because you refused to keep quiet.

Remember, what God starts, He intends to complete. So don’t settle for almost. Don’t settle for halfway healed, halfway holy, halfway surrendered, or halfway free. Stay on the wall. God’s best is ahead.

This is the miracle of everyday movement: brick by brick, day by day, until the whole wall rises.

As we pray and prepare for our Legacy Offering this Sunday, remember the Hope and Future vision God has planned for us.