We seem to have entered a new season.  Many of God’s leaders are coming out of the shadows, as the hunger for the Kingdom of God grows in His people.  God is the one who creates that hunger in us and that hunger is a precursor to change.  We decide whether we will yield to the hunger and take action, or continue living an ordinary existence that is safe and risk free. 
Nehemiah had such a decision in Chapter 1 – lead and be a solution to an untenable situation for the people in Jerusalem, or remain in Susa with a comfortable, secure position as the king’s wine taster.   Because he made the right choice, we are still talking about him thousands of years later.  We must begin making the right choices for our respective nations and our generation.  What is the key?
Recently, during one of my early morning times of prayer, the Lord spoke the following phrase to me: “Lower Life”.   I was surprised by this and pondered it for some time, when He spoke again. 
“Living in the marketplace is not an excuse to live the ‘lower life’.  Men and women with a passion for business and government are confused by the passion they feel and the anointing to serve Me.  In their minds they say ‘I have to make a choice.  What should I choose?’  When they choose their passion, they believe they have to leave that anointing and choose the ‘lower life’ or the ‘lesser thing’.  This is a religious mindset that has paralyzed culture and allowed for the evil one to assume positions of power and influence largely uncontested.  You are not choosing the ‘lower life’ or the ‘lesser thing’.  The same anointing, the same power to influence and transform is available.  Tell them to walk in this anointing!”