Nehemiah - answer to his prayer

Nehemiah 1:11
Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.”

Nehemiah burdened by the state of his people, tarried on prayers. Nehemiah did not pray “God, make the situation  better” or “God, send someone to fix this problem.” Instead, his prayer was “God, use me to make it better.” He realised that he himself was the answer to his prayers.

Very often we pray, “Lord, comfort this sister”, without knowing that we are supposed to go and comfort that sister.
We pray, “Lord, meet their need”, when God has given us the Providence to meet that need.
We pray, “Lord, send someone to revive the group”, when God has already anointed us to do that.

Seldom we realise that we are the answers for our own prayers. May we be with Nehemiah, do not wait for someone to come/to be sent, instead go and serve, with God given strength! 

God, use me to make it better!!

Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ”Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? ”And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”