These incidents in the life of God’s people remind us of the importance of recognizing the nature of discouragement as well as how to handle it in a biblical manner. Discouragement as defined by the dictionary is a lack of courage. A more inclusive definition would be that state of mind which is marked by a fear of failure and loss of hope. When one is discouraged, he is intimidated by some person, place or thing. Discouragement kept Israel from entering Canaan because she