Discouragement
The opposite of encouragement, discouragement drains a person of both hope and energy. Future prospects are dimmed and negative thoughts dominate thinking. Discouragement produces sadness and even the most positive thinking believer is not immune. The Bible warns against causing discouragement in others (Colossians 3:21). Keep the Prize in View We are only passing through this world. Our hope is beyond and is eternal. The writer of Hebrews spoke of another land, a place with