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- 1. Fight Off the Spirit of Discouragement With These 4 Lessons ...
- I have been fighting off a spirit of discouragement lately; have you? It seems that circumstances, failures, people and finances have decided to gang up on me and to bully encouragement right out of my ...
- Created on 07 February 2019
- 2. Remember This Vital Truth When You Face Discouragement This Year ...
- A few days ago, it was the first chilly morning of the season. The welcomed cool made a peaceful early morning in our house. All was well. I was propped up, perusing the headlines to see if anything had ...
- Created on 02 January 2019
- 3. Why This Common Mindset Among Christians Is Totally Wrong
- So many things in life have the capacity to disappoint us. I am daily disappointed by the weather, the sports teams for whom I cheer, the prices at the mall and the stock market. If you allowed yourself ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 4. The Not-So-Hidden Secret to Unspeakable Joy
- "I have spoken these things to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full" (John 15:11). Loveless Christians are joyless Christians. But when self is drowned in the love of Christ, ...
- Created on 03 July 2018
- 5. 3 Christ-Focused Characteristics to Help You Walk in Victory
- The other day, I was at my desk, following my morning routine. The screen reader installed in my computer read Psalm 34 to me. (This is because I'm blind and use a screen reader to operate my computer). ...
- Created on 06 April 2018
- 6. Climbing Out of Your Place of Despair and Discouragement ...
- ... ul and with all your might" (Deut. 6:5). We love God when we refuse to submit to anxiety, discouragement and hopelessness about our trying circumstances. What hard situation are you experiencing right no ...
- Created on 26 January 2018
- 7. Secrets to Breaking Your Frustrating Discouragement Spirals ...
- For so long, I would respond to discouragement with emotional spirals, where they became unproductive times of victim thinking and pity. Meanwhile, I would just remain stuck. Yet in learning to love myself, ...
- Created on 28 December 2017
- 8. Staying Encouraged When It Feels Like Your World Is Falling Apart
- Does your life feel like it has gone crazy? Does the world seem a little out of control? Here is a little encouragement for your day. Kevin Senapatiratne is head spiritual pyromaniac for Christ Connection. ...
- Created on 03 October 2017
- 9. What to Do When Ministry Has Worn You Down
- ... s of worship out loud; I sing choruses and hymns of the faith and I belt out every praise song that I can remember. Secondly, I declare the promises of God out loud. I out-declare and out-shout discourag ...
- Created on 07 September 2017
- 10. Lessons on Overcoming Disappointing Setbacks From a Super Bowl Champion
- Imagine: You are inches away from becoming back-to-back world champions. With the eyes of the world on you, you fight to stay fixed in the present moment. The smell of the grass. The electricity in the ...
- Created on 30 August 2017
- 11. How to Keep Deep Disappointment From Knocking at Your Door
- We don't need statistics to know that millions of people live aimlessly without fulfillment, purpose or meaning. But there is an answer—simple and doable. My brother and my sister-in-law, Lois, visited ...
- Created on 11 August 2017
- 12. This Common American Ideal Only Steals Your Joy
- Most of us long for life to slow down. Maybe that's why so many of us want a home that looks like a farmhouse. We idealize a lifestyle led by a simple faith and daily routines, prompted by the rising and ...
- Created on 14 July 2017
- 13. Psalm 42's Strategies for Dealing With Depression
- How do you feel when things don't go your way, when life seems to crash around you or in you? Have you been there? Are you there today? This is the picture we see in Psalm 42 when the psalmist, one of ...
- Created on 13 July 2017
- 14. The Healing Power of Adoring Jesus
- If we sit sideways in the oversized leather chair—the one that was already faded and cracked before we got it—two of us can fit. Caleb's little body, tucked into last season's mismatched pajamas, presses ...
- Created on 12 July 2017
- 15. Press Into This Comforting Truth When You Feel Lonely
- Confession: My 30-year high school reunion was this week, and I did not go. Horrible person? Vote in. I saw the names of classmates come up on the reunion Facebook page, but I just kept thinking that after ...
- Created on 07 July 2017
- 16. Trusting God With All Your Heart—Even When You're Discouraged
- ... sh upon my worst enemy the depths of despair and discouragement I often feel for weeks or months at a time. Billy Graham, who is probably the most respected evangelist of our time, who has seen millions ...
- Created on 05 June 2017
- 17. Why You Might Be Discouraging Your Child Without Realizing It
- Most parents want to do well when it comes to encouraging children and motivating them to be the best they can be. But, in attempting to do so, well-intentioned parents sometimes end up discouraging their ...
- Created on 08 May 2017
- 18. Don't Throw in the Towel!
- ... Christians throw in the towel: 1. Depression or discouragement. When we face stress, tragedy, disappointment, failure or prolonged delay, we will lose hope if we don't stay close to God and cling to H ...
- Created on 18 April 2017
- 19. God's Key Redemption in Your Season of Barrenness
- As a pastor, I listen to the hearts of the saints. I hear their hurts, aches, pains, disappointments and fears—and I feel them as my own. These days, from too many people, I hear and feel erosion of hope, ...
- Created on 04 April 2017
- 20. Beware of These 2 Unhelpful Extremes When Processing Intense Grief
- I think one of the most difficult emotions we process is grief. Grief can happen for many reasons, not just the passing away of a loved one. We grieve for lost opportunities, loss of a friendship or relationship ...
- Created on 03 April 2017
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