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5 Ways to Stop Discouragement from Getting the Best of You Leslie VerFirst, let’s look at four reasons why we get discouraged and disappointed. Job felt  discouraged with his wife and friends . They didn’t get it. In the midst of his suffering and questioning God, they tried to be helpful, but they ended up heaping more shame and blame on Job for his afflictions. We, too, can feel let down by our friends and family.

Salvation Through Christ:  A Matter of FAITH reprinted from  www.lifeway.com God's Plan What do you think it takes for someone to get to heaven?  Is it luck? Good deeds? Nothing at all? Or is there something more? The Bible has the real answer to this question. It's a matter of FAITH. F  stands for FORGIVENESS.  We cannot have eternal life without God's forgiveness. Ephesians 1:7a says, "In Him (Jesus Christ) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins." A  is for AVAILABLE.  Forgiveness is available for all. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." But forgiveness is not automatic. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven," says Matthew 7:21a. I  is for IMPOSSIBLE.  It is impossible for God to allow sin into heaven because of who He is and because of who we a...

Walk by Faith What IS and What is NOT Faith 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. - Hebrews 11: 1 Faith was given by God for us to please Him. The moment you were born again, a desire entered you to please God. It is impossible to please Him without faith. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. – Hebrews 11:6 Faith is NOT: ●Optimism. To be and live with a positive attitude is great, but faith is much more than positivity. ●Hope. Hope is the expectation of something good that will come in the future. You can hope all your life and nothing will change because it is not faith. ●Knowledge. This comes by the five senses. If you see, hear, smell, taste or feel something, you know it; you do not believe it. ●Presumption. When we prophesy, we do so according to the meas...