doing something, that is the time I most need to do it. Whether it’s praying, exercising, resting, reading the Bible—whatever it is, there will always be times when we won’t feel encouraged about the prospects of that activity being beneficial. But it will be. And we need to do it most at the time we feel least like doing it. Concentrate On the Big Picture In verses 13 and 14, Nehemiah rallies the workers to continue their work in light of a bigger picture. They weren’t just stacking blocks, nor were