Discouragement – There is a solution!

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Lord does not promise us a perfect life on earth, but He does desire

us to have a balance in life and He promises to carry us through the

hard times. We will pass through some situations and trials that want

incapacitate our joy. And still we’ve been promised victory in this

world over them! My fellow members don't ever make your loved one's

discouraged.

 

Discouragement †" The Facts

 

Discouragement happens in all areas of life.

An employee puts in his best to ensure his department achieves

success, only to get a damaging response instead of a good appraisal

from his superior.

A woman’s dreams end when her man is unfaithful. She truly feels the

pangs of discouragement.

A couple suffers their second miscarriage while trying to create a family.

These people all deal with discouragement differently, but some may

become so discouraged, so distressed and as a result may attempt to

take their own lives.

 

Discouragement †" The Signs

 

* Sleeplessness -- the mind and soul is full of worry.

* Restlessness -- Absent mindedness sets in and weariness results.

* Complacency -- Loss of interest in food even though you might

not have eaten for hours.

* Negative Thoughts †" The ultimate of this are thoughts of suicide.

 

Discouragement †" Focus on these things

Cry out to God and tell Him of your pain -- Psalm 69:1-2 says, “Save

me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry

depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters;

the floods engulf me.â€

 

Give God your anxiety -- 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast all your anxiety on

him because he cares for you.â€

 

Ask Him for peace †" John 16:33 says, " I have told you these things, so

that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble.

But take heart! I have overcome the world. "