How do you deal with feeling discouraged at every corner?

[TimelessMomentum]

Just curious on how you find yourself dealing with it at first then comparing it to how you eventually begin handling it after evaluating and recognizing the problem? 

[Marilyn C]

22 minutes ago, TimelessMomentum said:

Just curious on how you find yourself dealing with it at first then comparing it to how you eventually begin handling it after evaluating and recognizing the problem? 

Hi TimelessMomentum,

Welcome and pleased to meet you. Now you have asked a very important question as we all have to face it throughout our journey on this pilgrim walk. So...discouragement. Do you know that that is the main tactic, strategy of the enemy. He just has to whisper something that is dis-couraging and low and behold we are nearly paralysed. We are put out of action. And the enemy & his cohorts even stoop to use others around us to further dis-courage us.

Scriptures are thrown at us like confetti and we are further discouraged because we FEEL we have to pull our selves out of it. the discouragement pit. I think you know really well what I am talking about. So it`s not US being really people of great faith, or praying long enough, loud enough for God, who we think maybe `asleep,` or busy elsewhere, BUT it is about seeing where this discouragement is coming from - the pit and step by step learning to trust God the He will take you through this trial.

David, in the Psalms, says that he `encouraged himself in the Lord.` We need to remember the many things we are thankful for and also to realise that this (feeling time) will pass on, as life moves on. Let go of all the expectations, be thankful for what we have, do not receive the discouragement from the enemy, and walk your way through it step by `painful` step with the Lord.

It is a battle we are in bro, and it is for our very souls, and discouragement is Satan`s greatest weapon -paralyses people.

all the best as you battle on, Marilyn.

[BK1110]

The answer is simple but incredibly difficult; just keep trusting in God. So many times there's little to nothing we can do about the current, and we certainly can't go back and make changes to the past. Know that God has a plan for you and ask Him daily to reveal it to you and to lead you where He wants you to go.

[missmuffet]

15 hours ago, TimelessMomentum said:

Just curious on how you find yourself dealing with it at first then comparing it to how you eventually begin handling it after evaluating and recognizing the problem? 

I give it all to God. Ask for his guidance and direction in dealing with a situation. The Holy Spirit leads me.

[Justin Adams]

Well, even though you may have this at times, it took COURAGE to post the topic. So there!

As the others have said variously, we are in the days nearing the end where this kind of thing will paralyze us if the adversary has his way. I have been in close quarters with a depressive, I can tell you that continual discouragement really is a sever downer.

What I often did was do some activity I could succeed at. Just pick a task and preferably one that assists somebody else. As someone said, also counting your blessings is a good way to offset this. Maybe trip to your local cancer ward would give you some perspective as well.  the Lord made us creative. So create something. The adversary just destroys, so when we create something, no matter how small or inconsequential, it must give those demons conniption fits!

 

[Willa]

Nothing is too hard for God.  So I ask Him to solve it and glorify Himself in the situation.  I ask Him to show me the way.  And I stop trying to solve it in my own strength.  Sometimes God gives me these things to force me to rely on Him and His wisdom and power.  

[missmuffet]

You can not go on your human emotions. They are not genuine. Just focus on God.

[bryan]

Here's another perspective.   You're dealing with discouragement, then looking at it more closely and recognizing the problem.  I assume part of this involves praying about the situation and asking for guidance.  At this point, you may be guided to make changes.  What you need to consider carefully with discernment is whether any guidance is from God or your own reasoning.

Are your church and Christian friends helping you on your path as a Christian?  How about how you spend your time?  Are the clubs, social groups, and volunteer projects all appropriate?  Maybe you're being nudged to adjust those in minor or major ways?

About once a year I tend to review how I spend my time each day to see if it all looks appropriate.  Trying to do that from an outside perspective can be very helpful.  

[Sol Man]

I was there once unfortunately I was not strong enough to handle it, it got me for 15 years and then I found God and then god open the doors for me, with his size 9 boot he kicked me and I landed in a far better place then I was..

Praise be to God.

You've already done the analysing and found you have this problem, opening new good doors is the key to getting out of bad situations and through Faith one can open these doors, faith in yourself and faith in God..

Don't let it overcome you, take the bull by the horn as the saying goes..

[listener24]

On 11/27/2017 at 12:43 AM, TimelessMomentum said:

Just curious on how you find yourself dealing with it at first then comparing it to how you eventually begin handling it after evaluating and recognizing the problem? 

A way is working on improving one aspect of my relationship with God and myself.

Even if the other aspects seems to be going down. Focus on what I can improve through prayer and choices, and in this path improve the relationship with God. By doing this, the other areas of my life, seemingly unrelated, starts to improve too.