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Dealing With Disappointment, Frustration, and Discouragement

Dealing With Disappointment, Frustration, and Discouragement. Introduction. Disappointment : a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. [ syn : letdown]

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Dealing With Disappointment, Frustration, and Discouragement

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  1. Dealing With Disappointment, Frustration, and Discouragement

  2. Introduction Disappointment:a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. [syn: letdown] Frustration: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. [syn: defeat] Discouragement: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. [syn: disheartenment, dismay] *Word Net. 2.0 T O D E F I N E

  3. The Devil’s Tools • Deceit---Envy • Worldliness • Pride • Etc. • Highest priced tool of Satan is Discouragement • With this tool Satan can pry inside a person’s mind- once Satan gets inside a person’s mind with discouragement- he rules them when nothing else works. • It works so well since most do not know it is his tool.

  4. Reality • Can be caused by many things: • Family matters • Yielding to temptation • Enemies • Friends • Perceived failures • Sickness • (etc.)

  5. To Exemplify • Job- was patient- waited on the Lord- thought discouraged- Job 1:20-22; 2:10 • Moses-stubborn people cost him the promised land-discouraged • Exodus 17:4; Numbers 16:1-4; 20:3-11 • Elijah- discouraged, lonely-God Put him to work-1 Kings 19:4-18

  6. To Exemplify • Judah-enemies tried to stop Them but the people had a mind to work-Ezra 4:1-5; Neh 4:1-10 • Peter-denied Christ • Matthew 26:69-75; Luke 22:32; John 21:15-22 • Paul- suffered greatly 2 Cor 11:23-30; 12:7-10

  7. To Apply • Gospel preachers • Acts 20:26,27; 2 Timothy 4:1-5 • Elders • Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:17 • Deacons • 1 Timothy 3:8-13 • Members- young- old- middle-aged

  8. To Apply • Personal workers • Galatians 6:9,10 • Bible class teachers • James 3:1; Hebrews 5:12-14 • Anyone seeking to live for the Lord • 1 Timothy 4:12; Romans 12:15

  9. Understanding What Is Most Important 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. “

  10. Forewarned Is Forearmed • Dull minds-Jesus faced them • Hebrews 5:11-14 • Closed minds-do not try or Wish to understand2 Ti 4:3,4 • Opposition-seems like it is Is winning- do we give up? • 2 Peter 3:16

  11. Forewarned Is Forearmed • An antagonistic environment • Romans 1:18-32 • Waning interest-why try? • John 6:60-66-value of 1 soul • Liberal religion-no need to Be convicted or committed How do we overcome this? • Proverbs 14:12

  12. What Can I Do?Practical Applications • Be a Christian • 2 Corinthians 15:58-be Steadfast, immoveable… • Be diligent • 2 Peter 1:5-10 • Attend faithfully • Hebrews 10:24,25

  13. What Can I Do?Practical Applications • Trust and pray • 2 Timothy 1:12 • Obedience-serving • Philippians 2:12-18 • Focus • Philippians 4:8 • Eyes on the Lord • Hebrews 12:1-4

  14. ConcludingThoughts Great people of faith had to deal with disappointments, frustrations, and discouragement. All of us will face disappointments, frustrations, and discouragement. We can use them to strengthen us – or we can allow them to destroy us . . . What about you?? Remember, you are not alone, (1 Peter 5:7) Get busy serving the Lord!

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