Nobody else can make us discouraged; it is a choice that we alone make when facing disappointments.

Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.

Thank the Lord for using each person as a tool in your life to deepen your insight into His grace and conforming you to the image of His Son.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.

God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him.

Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always point me to himself to trust him. Therefore, my discouragement is from Satan. As you go through the emotions that we have, hostility is not from God, bitterness, unforgiveness, all of these are attacks from Satan.