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Discouragement
comes at the Christian like a heavy cloud. First there is a feeling,
and immediately the mind attaches the feeling to the imperfect
circumstantial event.
It is an emotion. Discouragement
is a negative emotion shot at the Christian to cripple him and
to deceive him into thinking that he is deeply below the surface
and cannot come up in time to breathe.
We are told to encourage each other
- all the time. I am incredibly encouraged when someone calls
me and leaves a verse on my voice mail, or sends me an e-mail
with a word of testimony.
I cannot avoid discouragement
because it is one of the enemy's favorite devices and I have
been given the privilege of learning to resist him.
But the Bible is clear. I
am not to allow discouragement to linger. I am to take opposite
action (Joshua 1) and I must shake and move the limbs that feel
crippled and continue the work of the Lord.
Over the years and through
the fire I have learned that when I feel the most discouraged
there is a great victory just around the corner. That has taught
me to sing louder, tell more jokes and hug more. I will not
be had!
I am not merely a bullseye
for hell - I am a bond servant of the Living God!
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