Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

What is discouragement, what causes it, and how can we overcome it? In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally the third message in this series on Hope. Hope is confident, patient expectation that something good is going to happen.Hopelessness leads to disappointment, discouragement, doubt and despair. Discouragement is when you’ve lost your confidence & resolve, hope begins to fade, and inaction sets in.Satan doesn’t have to kill you if he can just discourage you and make you quit. What Causes Discouragement?- When things are more difficult than you thought they'd be.- When things are taking longer than you expected.- When you’re listening to criticism.- When you’re comparing yourself to others. Defying DiscouragementDiscouragement is a bully – you have to stand up to it and defy it. The solution to discouragement is encouragement. It can come from others but should come from yourself. 1. Remember who you are.1 Samuel 17:45-48 “David replied to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword, spear, and jave