They told us ten times over. We can magnify our problems due to the opposition. I think churches fail today because they have a tendency to look at things from a human point of view. God's work requires giant steps of faith. When we focus on our problems we will become discouraged and weak.
Critics have a tendency to demoralize.
Nehemiah cries out in prayer. Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.