PPT-Overcoming Discouragement

Be Honest Tell God How You Feel Lamentations 316 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than in light indeed he has turned his hand against me again and again all day long He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead . The size of the country its of diversity The size of the country its geographic and climate differences and geographic and climate differences and the ethnic mix of its people all contribute the ethnic mix of its people all contribute to its variety The Blues. Down & Out. In the Dumps. Depressed. Frustrated. God’s Message. Matt. 14:27 . But . Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid. .”. John 16:33 . 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.. UPPER LIMIT PROBLEM . . Hidden Barriers. Based on . FEAR and FALSE belief. Hidden Barriers. “I cannot expand to my full creative genius because something is fundamentally wrong with me” pg 45. Play it safe. Stay small. st. Century!”. Nehemiah 4:1-6. In this book, Olsen describes a man lost in the desert: “He has been out of food/water for days. His lips/tongue are swollen; he’s all beat up and bloody…”. 1 - 2 Overcoming the Destructive Dynamics of Defensiveness (continued) One leading marriage researcher found that in successful marriages there are at least �ve positive interactions for – Discouragement – Defeat Friday, visiting pastor, Dave Hockey , spoke to the oft confu sed and misunderstood topic of suffering f or Christ. We learned that t hose who experience suf November 2014Discussion paper Overcoming obesity: An initial economic analysis Copyright You . Seem . To . Be Sinking. Psalm 42:9-11. Purpose: To remind us of our hope in God during difficult times.. That sinking feeling. The Christian life is not easy. Many challenges and obstacles will be in our way.. What Is Anxiety?. What Causes Anxiety?. Danger of Anxiety. Overcoming Anxiety. What Is Anxiety. ?. Distress about future, either near or distant, uncertainties…. Mental agitation. May be mild or severe. to Administrative Simplication Strategies GUIDANCEFORPOLICYMAKERS Overcoming Barriers to Administrative Simplication Strategies GUIDANCEFORPOLICYMAKERS Governments face the challenge of rationali I. Causes of Discouragement.. Double-mindedness (Num. 11;4-6; 14:3-4; 21:4; James 1:8; 4:8).. Fear (Deut. 1:21, 28; 1 Sam. 17:32-37).. Open Criticism, Mockery, Persecution (2 Tim. 2:11-13).. Physical Affliction, Fatigue (2 Cor. 12:7-10; Gal. 4:13-15; Rom. 5:3-5).. Textual Study of . I Kings 19:1-18. And . Elijah came to all the people, and said, . “. How . long will you falter between two opinions?. If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. .” . It is not uncommon for Christians to be discouraged from time to time. . Some – occasionally / Others – Stay in it. Some – “blahs” or “blues” / Some – Depression. Reached a Point Where He Was Pretty Low. Overcoming. 1 Kings 19:1–4 (NKJV). 1. And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. . 2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do .