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Most of us would agree that we as Christians are largely not as influential as we are called to be. As we have been working through the book of Nehemiah, we find that when we add value to those around us by meeting practical needs, it causes spiritual renewal. We know that we are called to be \\u201cin the world and not of it,\\u201d but we all lean more heavily to one side. Either we are so set apart that we are unhelpful to the world, or we are so worldly that there is no differentiation between us and those that are isolated from God. Like a snowglobe, we are not made to be like furniture that sits and collects dust, and we are not made to be played with as a toy so much that we become broken. When we create a false dichotomy between being set apart and useful to the world, we miss out on the mission of God to focus on the morals. In reality, engaging in the mission of God will cause you to live morally. In Nehemiah 10, the people pledge fidelity to God as they establish actions that will set them apart.