Overcoming Discouragement

Episode Summary. YESTERDAY’S spiritual passion cannot be TODAY’S spiritual energy. This episode addresses the question, “How should Christ-followers deal with those days when we are unmotivated, down, discouraged, and our spiritual energy gone?”

For Further Prayerful Thought.

1.  What life lessons do you see from the example of Elijah’s spiritual high being followed by an emotional low that plunged to the point of asking God to take his life?
2.  How can the truth that nearly any objective that matters goes through the 3 steps of 1) beginning, 2) being resisted but persevered through, and then  3) success restore motivation when we are tired of the battle?
3.  What have you learn about how to prevent failure from demotivating you and failing forward instead?
4. What would you say to a Christian who said, “the kingdom of darkness just keeps winning. It feels like there is just no point to trying to stop the inevitable slide of our country into evil?” 

Resource Used In the Podcast

• You Don’t Have to Quit, Ray and Anne Ortland
• Restoring Your Spiritual Passion, Gordon MacDonald
• The Success Journey, John Maxwell

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