If you’ve ever tried to accomplish anything of significance, you are aware of our tendency to be distracted from important work. For almost everything in life, it’s easy to get distracted. If we could ever truly accomplish the most important things before anything else, it would change our lives. Nehemiah stands as an extraordinary example of refusing to be distracted, as he says, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down,” (Neh. 6:3). We all have a great work to prioritize. The reality is that we are going to say no to something. So, why wouldn’t we pre-decide what we’re going to say no to? It may be your marriage, your schooling, your Bible reading, or anything else that is your “wall”, your “great work”. Because Jesus died for it and called us to it, we are able to say no to lesser things to say yes to the great work we have before us.