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discouragement from our assurance of God’s love for us. Discouragement can cause us
to doubt God’s love, drawing us away from the source of our greatest help.
• J A ME S 4 :1 0 | Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
Acknowledge God’s sovereignty and how much you need his help.
• PSA L M 4 2 :5 -6 , 8 | Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope
in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God! Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you. . . . But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and
through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
Trust God’s promise to bring good out of the bad. Let him teach you something important
even from your discouragement. Never separate yourself from the One who can give you
the most help.
• PSA L M 5 5 :2 2 | Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.
• MAT T H E W 1 1 :2 8 -2 9 | Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry
heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because
I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Z E C H A R I A H 8 :6 , 1 3 | “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem
impossible to you now. . . . But is it impossible for me? . . . Now I will rescue you and make
you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don’t be afraid.”
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Let God carry your burdens when they are too heavy. This doesn’t mean he will take all
your problems away or that he will solve your problems for you. That happens in heaven.
But for now, God promises to give you wisdom, strength, comfort, and discernment to
deal with your problems in a positive and effective manner.
Be enthusiastic about God’s work, and then you will experience God’s blessing.
How can I help others who are feeling discouraged?
• 1 SA MU E L 2 3 :1 6 | Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his
faith in God.
• A C T S 1 1 :2 3 | When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with
joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
Encourage them to stay close to God and not neglect their relationship with him.
• 2 C H R O NI C L E S 3 2 :8 | “He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have
the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!” Hezekiah’s words greatly
encouraged the people.
Remind them what God can and wants to do for and through them. Encourage them with
hope for the future.
• T I T U S 1 :9 | He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then
he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching.
Share God’s instruction and teaching with them, for it is good news!
• I SA I A H 3 5 :3 | With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those
who have weak knees.
Encourage them with hope for the future.
• PSA L M 6 9 :2 0 | Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person
would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.
• R O MA NS 1 2 :1 5 | Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.
Be kind and empathetic.
• PR O VE R B S 1 5 :3 0 | A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.
Share a smile of encouragement.
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God can do the impossible, so let him!
• 1 C O R I NT H I A NS 1 5 :5 8 | So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord
is ever useless.