Good News for Elisha

Sometimes the hardest place to live is not the beginning or the ending, but the middle. Elisha experienced this when Elijah placed the mantle on him in 1 Kings 19. He was anointed, but not appointed. Scripture doesn't mention him again until 2 Kings 2—possibly six to ten years later. Years of waiting, serving, and growing. God doesn't call the equipped; He equips the called. Elisha's gifts weren't on display yet, but his faithfulness was being formed. What we see as delay, God sees as design. What we see as obscurity, God sees as humility. Like Nick Vujicic's life shows us, God often uses seasons of struggle and waiting to prepare us for a greater purpose. The middle isn't wasted time—it's where God is shaping us for what's next.