They did it

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the LORD.   Then Haggai, the LORD's messenger, spoke the LORD's message to the people, saying, "I am with you, says the LORD." So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, - Haggai 1v12-14

So finally all the teaching and preaching and challenging was done. It was up to the people to decide what they were going to do about it.

I like the steps involved in doing what God wants.

The leaders and the people obeyed the voice of the Lord
They feared the presence of the Lord
The heeded His word that He would go with them
The Lord stirred up their spirits
And they got to work

I don’t think things are a lot different today when it comes to doing God’s work. The process is still similar. But, obviously, something is missing when we choose not to do what He desires.

Maybe we are just disobedient. Maybe we don’t really fear the Lord. Maybe we don’t trust that He will go with us despite what Jesus told the disciples. Maybe we quench the Spirit so He can’t stir our hearts. And maybe we are just too lazy to get to work.

The important thing is that eventually they ‘came and worked.’ What is keeping us from doing the same thing?