Bless you bro, nice one. Tunde --- On Sun, 11/9/08, Kester Buzugbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Kester Buzugbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Jos Commandos] Mission of Discouragement To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 3:38 AM Dear Dele, Thanks for your encouraging words.May God bless you and guide your heart.As you used this piece to encourage a lot of us,ma discouragement and failure be far from you.Thank you Lord for a wonderful testimony. From: Oladele Fajorin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> To: JosCommandos@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Saturday, 8 November, 2008 12:10:25 Subject: [Jos Commandos] Mission of Discouragement Extract from Open Heaven MISSION OF DISCOURAGEMENT Thursday November 6th, 2008 MEMORIZE: "And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives" (1 Samuel 30:18) READ: Joshua 14:6-15 One great lesson any child of destiny should learn from 2 Kings 6:13-14, is never to be discouraged. After repeated defeats, the king of Syria still sent his soldiers after Elisha. Some of us give up too soon. The only way you can be assured of victory in any endeavor is by keeping your doors permanently closed on discouragement. Everyone goes through moments of disappointments or discouragement but how you handle it, is what determines what you are made of. David and his men encountered discouragement in a formidable way. They returned home one day and found that their wives and children had become slaves and their city razed down by fire. They did not know where to start. Leaders must be careful not to express discouragement especially in the midst of their subordinates. As a leader, you should have a word of hope for the hopeless and stir up faith in the faithless. If the wind of discouragement that sweeps over a congregation also prevails over the leadership, then Satan would have a field day. Whenever the spirit of discouragement comes, what does it intend to accomplish? It takes your focus from God to the problem contrary to Hebrews 12:2. If you concentrate on the problem at hand, it will be magnified. Discouragement paints a picture of impossibility - that nothing can be done to remedy the situation contrary to Luke 1:37. No matter how bad your case is, something can be done. The One who specializes in turning the impossible to become possible is around you, and if you can call on Him today, He will presently send help. Also, discouragement makes you lose the tears you should shed for joy to sorrow. Remember, whenever you weep as a result of discouragement, you lose something precious. Discouragement robs you of strength, hope and direction. Hence you should put all major decisions on hold when discouraged. Discouragement blinds you to the solution to your problem. Hagar was discouraged and feeling hopeless, hence she could not see the well of providence beside her. Discouragement finally teams up with the spirit of suicide and tells you there’s nothing to live for, go and commit suicide. Don’t. You have a lot to live for. That end of the road is actually the beginning of your turning point - the beginning of your greatness. You are not alone. Help is locating you from above. Recount God’s mercies, thank Him, reject the spirit of discouragement and receive God’s guidance. You will recover all you have lost! ACTIONPOINT: Some people are made of steel, some of wood and others of stubble. Your attitude to disappointment and discouragement reveals what you are made of. d.e.l.e f.a.j
