No downcast

 2 Kings  13:18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

One of the easiest thing to do, do I even say easiest is to "give up". Giving up is so easy, and also one of the easiest temptation to get into. The verse above is a touching story, you should read it up. Elisha had told Joash who just started to reign in the stead of his late father, the late King. Joash had come weeping to Elisha, Elisha then told him to shoot arrows, and he shot just three times, now this isn't ordinary, if you studied further, you'd find out Joash was " fed up", He was weary of even his late father. He was mentally down. As a matter of fact, when he shot just three times, the Man of God(Elisha) was wroth with him, he told him he should have shot more times, and his three times shot earned him very little victory. This is figurative of many people's experiences also who out of experiences want to give up, when you're tempted to give up, just like Joash, if opportunities show up, you might not make use of them to full capacity just as Joash. I love what Paul said in Heb 12:12 "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;". Meaning encourage yourself, don't feel downcast or the need to give up, there are opportunities ahead of you waiting for you to take them. Happy Sunday😀

(Daily Nuggets with Tobi Adebayo)