Family Worship Center, Church of God is a contemporary church in Augusta, Maine...
The verb to discourage means “to deprive of confidence, hope or spirit; dishearten, daunt.” I got to thinking about this. On a deeper level, what is it about situations and circumstances that are beyond my control that cause me to feel discouraged—that deprive me of confidence or hope—that dishearten me or daunt me? I shared [...]
Discouragement is a tough place to be in. I don’t like it. It is a very dark and gloomy feeling. Discouragement is a sense of hopelessness about the future. I am no stranger to discouragement, but what I have come to realize is that I get discouraged by situations and circumstances that are beyond my control. You [...]