Discouragement Comes, And That's Okay!

Sometimes we get discouraged.  That is a part of life.  But, it is how we handle this discouragement that helps us grow and show our faith in God.

Here is how I taught my children to handle discouragement…

• Acknowledge the feelings you are experiencing.
• Figure out what caused you to be discouraged.
• Decide what you can do to feel better.  (usually, talking to someone about how you feel works)
• Get an understanding of what you can do the next time something like this happens.
• Learn a lesson from this moment.
• Remember a previous moment of discouragement and how God helped you get over it.
• Remind yourself that this too will pass.
• Pray and ask God to help you through this moment of discouragement.
• Praise God that this moment will praise.
• Quote Psalm 147:3…
  God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Remember, you cannot control what happens all the time, but you can control how you respond to what happens.


Be joyful.